Namban Chest
maker
Unknown
Datemid 17th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood, with gold and silver decoration, inlaid with mother-of-pearl
Dimensions33 x 56 x 26 cm (13 x 22 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF26w6
eMuseum ID723162
EmbARK ObjectID12200
TMS Source ID1334
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 214.
Martha Boyer. Japanese Export Lacquers from the 17th Century in the National Museum of Denmark (Copenhagen, 1959), p. 64, pl. XXVII.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 4 (27 Sep. 1964), p. 2.
Yasuko Horioka. "A Namban Chest." Fenway Court 3, no. 6 (September 1970), pp. 41-48.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 84-85, no. 36, ill.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 411-12 fig. 3, 418 n. 3.
Yamazaki Tsuyoshi." A Full Account of the Nihon Maki-e Goshigaisha." Kokka, no. 1453, Special Issue: Export Lacquer (2016), pl. 5.
Holly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
Curatorial Division, Nezu Museum (ed.). The Nishida Collection: Ceramics, Lacquerware, and More / A Journey Across the Seas (Tokyo, 2023), p.91.
Martha Boyer. Japanese Export Lacquers from the 17th Century in the National Museum of Denmark (Copenhagen, 1959), p. 64, pl. XXVII.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 4 (27 Sep. 1964), p. 2.
Yasuko Horioka. "A Namban Chest." Fenway Court 3, no. 6 (September 1970), pp. 41-48.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 84-85, no. 36, ill.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 411-12 fig. 3, 418 n. 3.
Yamazaki Tsuyoshi." A Full Account of the Nihon Maki-e Goshigaisha." Kokka, no. 1453, Special Issue: Export Lacquer (2016), pl. 5.
Holly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
Curatorial Division, Nezu Museum (ed.). The Nishida Collection: Ceramics, Lacquerware, and More / A Journey Across the Seas (Tokyo, 2023), p.91.
MarksNotesInscribed (on the bottom): Kan’ei Shinsen [new coin]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealers Moisè Dalla Torre and Co., Venice for 300 lire on 25 September 1906.
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