Object details

Object number

M12w23

Creator(s)

Japanese

Title

Gong

Date

mid 18th century

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

44.5 x 6.4 cm (17 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

Additional Dimensions

Diameter: 44.45 cm (17.5 in)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Crest painted in gold lacquer: Kiri (paulownia)

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.

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. 78. (as Japanese, mid 18th century)

Gallery

East, North, And West Cloister

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