Object details
Object number
C18e16
Creator(s)
Chinese
Title
Fan-Shaped Dish
Date
19th century
Medium
Painted enamel
Dimensions
15.5 x 12 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed: A fresh rain passed over this lonely mountain, and the weather toward evening changed into Autumn [translation from Chinese]
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
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. 144. (as Chinese, dated 19th century)
Gallery
Little Salon
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