Object details
Accession number
U19e101.a-b
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Box with Sliding Cover
Creation Date
mid 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Marks
Inscribed on cover (recto): Flowers are falling around the inner palace and the warblers flit about singing, While the ladies of the Shan-yang palace are suffering with broken hearts, In the Imperial castle ever flows the current of water; To whom shall they send the poems inscribed upon the leaves? [translation from Chinese; based on a poem by Ku Huang, dated 8th century)]
Dimensions
4.1 x 14 x 8.1 cm (1 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/16 in.)
Display Media
Wood
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
Tapestry Room
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