This is a stained copper Japanese dragon bowl. The shallow bowl sits on three metal feet that are shaped like animal heads. The outside is decorated with a golden dragon motif on a dark brown and black background. The top rim is scalloped, and has five upside down heart-shaped openings spaced around it. The inside center of the bowl has a large, greenish circular flower in the center.
Japanese
Bowl: Dragon,
late 19th century
Stained copper
,
14.3 x 39.5 cm (5 5/8 x 15 9/16 in.)
Object details
Accession number
M19e40
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Bowl: Dragon
Creation Date
late 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
Dimensions
14.3 x 39.5 cm (5 5/8 x 15 9/16 in.)
Display Media
Stained copper
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
Tapestry Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 156. (as Japanese, dated 19th century)
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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.