Object details
Accession number
C39
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Writing Box
Creation Date
late 18th century
Provenance
Gift from Henry L. Higginson (1834-1919), founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to Isabella Stewart Gardner, December 1901.
Dimensions
15.2 x 41.4 x 34.3 cm (6 x 16 5/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Lacquered wood, with gold and silver decoration
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
Chinese Room
Bibliography
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 192.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), p. 87, no. 38, ill.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 28-30 figs. 23-24, 39 fig. 40, 48-49 n. 79.
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