Object details
Accession number
S8e14
Primary Creator
Japanese
Full title
Guardian Lion with open mouth
Creation Date
15th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
59.7 x 68.6 x 35.6 cm (23 1/2 x 27 x 14 in.)
Display Media
Painted and carved wood
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
Chinese Loggia
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 57. (as Japanese, 15th century)William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 47 (21 Jul. 1963), p. 2.
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