Object details
Accession number
F11e12.1-2
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Pair of Shell Game Containers (Kaioke)
Creation Date
early 19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
30.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 x 12 in.)
Display Media
Lacquered wood with nashiji and hiramaki-e decoration
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
Macknight Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 74.
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