Object details

Object number

F15w3

Creator(s)

Japanese

Title

Writing Desk

Date

mid 18th century

Medium

Lacquer

Dimensions

33.7 x 60.3 x 34.9 cm (13 1/4 x 23 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Yamanaka and Co., Boston for $25 on 6-8 November 1902. (as from Kasuga Temple, Nara)

Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Bibliography

Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 6. (as "Chinese Temple Table")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 104.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 30 (28 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
 Diana Seave Greenwald, "Betye Saar & The Gardner Museum: A Long Standing Relationship," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 7 February 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/betye-saar-gardner-museum-long-standing-relationship

Gallery

Early Italian Room

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