Mirror, Huai-style, simple whorl design

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

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 3 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)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection
475-221 BCE
Period
Warring States period
Accession Number
FSC-B-530
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Mirror
Dimensions
Diam (approx.): 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in)
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Topic
casting
metal
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
China
Chinese Art
Record ID
fsg_FSC-B-530
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e9e77b9e-f583-43d0-a766-d584ef76ddb6
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