Object details
Object number
S14w1
Creator(s)
Japanese
Title
Boat Stern Ornament
Date
19th century
Medium
Carved wood with pigment
Dimensions
38.1 x 114.3 cm (15 x 45 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in yellow (right, recto): 晴明
Inscribed (left, recto): 朝幸丸
Inscribed in circle (recto): 吉
Inscribed (verso): かんだん師 [Master Kandan] / 大備後丼地 [Ōbigodonchi?] / 阪本木清盛 [Sakamoto Kiyomori]
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (with several other art objects) for a total of $2,591.50 on 20 February 1902, lot 339.
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.
Bibliography
Bunkio Matsuki. Catalogue of Remarkable Antique Carvings, Embroidered Silks and Bronzes... (Boston, February 1902), lot 339. (dated as 1750; ornament used at a stern of a boat)
Gallery
Second Floor Stairhall And Stairway
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