Object details
Accession number
ARC.004124
Primary Creator
Okakura Kakuzo
(Yokohama, 1862 - 1913, Akakura)
Full title
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Idzura [Izura], Japan
Creation Date
13 January 1909
Object Case
Okakura Case
Language
English
Marks
Marked in pencil (recto, upper left): 20
Display Media
Ink on paper
Web Commentary
Okakura Kakuzō (1862-1913) wrote this letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner on a snowy January day in 1909. In this letter, Okakura writes about how he misses Gardner and Boston. Okakura also introduces Niiro Chūnosuke (1869-1954), who would arrive in Boston and work for a year on restoring the Buddhist sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
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