Object details
Accession number
S32j8
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Carved Panel
Creation Date
late 19th century
Provenance
Entered the collection of the antiques dealer Sajiro Yamanaka in Peking, about 1901.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Yamanaka sale by the auctioneer Frank A. Leonard at Copley Hall, Boston for $49 on 8 November 1902, lot 400.
Dimensions
39.4 x 58.4 cm (15 1/2 x 23 in.)
Display Media
Painted 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
Worthington Street Lobby
Bibliography
Messrs. Yamanaka & Co. Catalogue of Magnificent Collection of Antique Carvings... (Boston, 6-8 November 1902), p. 110, lot 400.
Christina Nielsen et. al. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide (New Haven, 2017), p. 81, ill.Christina Nielsen et. al. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide (New Haven, 2017), p. 81, ill.
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