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The Goddess Chang'e

Artist/Maker
Date18th century
MediumSoapstone
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (15.9 × 9.5 × 6.4 cm)
Height (base): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2003.4.3A-B
Status
Not on view
ProvenancePrivate Collection, Doylestown, PA¹; by anonymous gift to Oberlin College Development Office; by gift 2003 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH Notes: ¹Stored in a safe in the Oberlin College Treasurer's office, Cox building, by Charles Tharp, former Treasurer, c.1998. It was then found in the safe by Kristin Manthey. It was held in the Cox Administration Building until 2003.
Collections
  • Asian
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