Flowers and Birds
painter
Unknown
Datelate 18th century - early 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumInk and color, and gold leaf on paper; six fold screen
Dimensions167 x 419 cm (65 3/4 x 164 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP20w1
eMuseum ID720317
Original NumberNo. 46a
EmbARK ObjectID11840
TMS Source ID1001
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Exhibition and Sale by Auction of Wonderful Collection of Silk Screens and Fabrics and Ancient Wood Carvings from Buddhist Temples... (Boston, 27-30 March 1901), p. 47, lot 413. (as by Kano Motonobu, 1520)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 171-72. (as Japanese, Kano school, 17th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 70-71, no. 29. (as Japanese, Kano school, 18th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 171-72. (as Japanese, Kano school, 17th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 70-71, no. 29. (as Japanese, Kano school, 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at Leonard & Co., Boston for $72 on 30 March 1901, lot 413.
