Dimensions:

Diam (overall): 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in)

Type:

Mirror

Origin:

Changsha, Hunan privince, China

Date:

475-221 BCE

Period:

Warring States period

Provenance:

From 1935-37 to 1991

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]

From 1991

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

Notes:

[1] The fragments were excavated by the donor outside the North Gate at Changsha between September 1935 and August 1937. See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

[2] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

Topic:

Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

Accession Number:

FSC-B-516a-f

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3788ea707-1445-41a5-98e8-b16850616acc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-B-516a-f