Object details
Object number
F25n15.a-f
Creator(s)
Japanese
Title
Writing Box (Suzuribako)
Date
19th century
Medium
Lacquered wood, with gold and silver decoration
Dimensions
24.1 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm (9 1/2 x 9 x 2 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 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
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 202.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 30 (28 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 88, no. 39, ill.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 412 fig. 4, 418 n. 4.
Holly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
Gallery
Veronese Room
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