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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stoneware with clear glaze and copper-green splashes
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 3.5 x 5.4 cm (1 3/8 x 2 1/8 in)
Style:
Changsha ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Changsha, Hunan province, China
Date:
9th century
Period:
Tang dynasty
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] Excavated by the donor outside the North Gate at Changsha between September 1935 and August 1937. See Curatorial Remark 1 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:
ceramic  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
Changsha ware  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection
Accession Number:
FSC-P-4155
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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/ye3e964b46c-270d-4d9e-9986-0b699a4783c3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-4155