Listening to the Lute
painter
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumGold leaf and mineral pigment on paper; six-fold screen
Dimensions166 x 362 cm (65 3/8 x 142 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP29e3
eMuseum ID719828
EmbARK ObjectID11854
TMS Source ID1013
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 13. (as by Yeitoku, 1620-1660)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 259-60. (as Japanese, Kano school)
Yasuko Horioka. "Japanese Screens-III." Fenway Court (Jun. 1969), pp. 62-64, fig. 6. (as Japanese, 2nd half of the 17th century; the subject as Chinese, "The Four Enjoyments")
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 58-59, no. 24. (as Japanese, 17th century; stylistic elements of the Kano school, some influence of the Tosa school)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 259-60. (as Japanese, Kano school)
Yasuko Horioka. "Japanese Screens-III." Fenway Court (Jun. 1969), pp. 62-64, fig. 6. (as Japanese, 2nd half of the 17th century; the subject as Chinese, "The Four Enjoyments")
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 58-59, no. 24. (as Japanese, 17th century; stylistic elements of the Kano school, some influence of the Tosa school)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at Leonard & Co., Boston on 30 March 1901, lot 416.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1903.
