Object details
Accession number
M17e141.a-b
Primary Creator
T'ien-shun
(active 19th century)
Full title
Tea Caddy
Creation Date
mid 19th century
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston through the auctioneers Leonard & Co. at Copley Hall, Boston on 9-11 November 1903, lot 90.
Marks
Inscribed (bottom): Absolutely best quality, made by T'ien-shun of Yü-shih [translation from Chinese]
Dimensions
11.1 x 8.5 cm (4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Pewter
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
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Leonard & Co. Catalogue of the Rare Objects in Wood, Pewter and Brass Illustrating the Art of Old Japan to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Mr. Bunkio Matsuki (Boston, 9-11 November 1903), p. 22, lot 90. (as Japanese, dated 1700)
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