Object details
Object number
P29e3
Creator(s)
Japanese
Title
Listening to the Lute
Date
17th century
Medium
Gold leaf and mineral pigment on paper; six-fold screen
Dimensions
166 x 362 cm (65 3/8 x 142 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at Leonard & Co., Boston on 30 March 1901, lot 416.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
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. 13. (as by Yeitoku, 1620-1660)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 259-60. (as Japanese, Kano school)
Yasuko Horioka. "Japanese Screens-III." Fenway Court (Jun. 1969), pp. 62-64, fig. 6. (as Japanese, 2nd half of the 17th century; the subject as Chinese, "The Four Enjoyments")
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 58-59, no. 24. (as Japanese, 17th century; stylistic elements of the Kano school, some influence of the Tosa school)
Gallery
Third Floor Passage
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