Object details

Accession number

8.a.1.15

Creators

• Hasegawa Takejiro (Tokyo, 1853 - 1938) - publisher
• F. M. Bostwick (active Tokyo, 1890 - 1892) - primary
• Kelly & Walsh (active Hong Kong, 1876 - 1930s) - publisher

Full title

The Belle of Japan [Oyuchasan]

Creation Date

1890

Language

English

Publication Place

Tokyo

Binding Description

Silk stab tied

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (a set of sixteen of her Japanese Fairy Tales) from East Asian art dealer, Otto Fukushima, New York for $1.50 on 16 December 1893. She added the seventeenth volume (probably 8.a.1.3) to her collection at a later date (after 1906).

Dimensions

18.5 x 12.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Display Media

Ink and color on paper

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

Long Gallery

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