Object details
Accession number
C18e16
Primary Creator
Chinese
Full title
Fan-Shaped Dish
Creation Date
19th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1918.
Marks
Inscribed: A fresh rain passed over this lonely mountain, and the weather toward evening changed into Autumn [translation from Chinese]
Dimensions
15.5 x 12 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Painted enamel
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
Little Salon
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 144. (as Chinese, dated 19th century)
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