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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