Figure Item Number: 1766/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Figure representing a male prisoner standing inside a cage with vertically slated sides. His capped head protrudes through a hole on the top. The cage is supported on a flat square wood platform. On top of the cage, there are Chinese characters written in black and encircled in red.
Item History
- Made in China before 1904
- Collected in Shanghai, China during 1904
- Owned by Marjory D. Abramson before November 26, 1998
- Owned by James Wheeler Davidson during 1904
- Received from Marjory D. Abramson (Donor) on November 26, 1998
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Marjory D. Abramson and James Wheeler Davidson
- Received from
- Marjory D. Abramson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
- Collected in
- Shanghai, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1904
- Collection Date
- during 1904
- Ownership Date
- before November 26, 1998 and during 1904
- Acquisition Date
- on November 26, 1998
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1766/0002