Lacquer
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33.7 x 60.3 x 34.9 cm (13 1/4 x 23 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Object details
Accession number
F15w3
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Writing Desk
Creation Date
mid 18th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Yamanaka and Co., Boston for $25 on 6-8 November 1902. (as from Kasuga Temple, Nara)
Dimensions
33.7 x 60.3 x 34.9 cm (13 1/4 x 23 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Lacquer
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Early Italian Room
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.
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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.