Object details
Object number
S32c31.1-2
Creator(s)
Chinese
Title
Pair of Ornaments
Date
mid 18th century
Medium
Lacquer and gilding on wood
Dimensions
40.6 cm (16 in.)
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 $8 on 7 November 1902, lot 160.
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
Messrs. Yamanaka & Co. Catalogue of Magnificent Collection of Antique Carvings... (Boston, 6-8 November 1902), p. 44, lot 160.
Gallery
Worthington Street Lobby
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