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Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Boston

correspondent Okakura Kakuzo (Yokohama, 1862 - 1913, Akakura)

Date22 November 1910

Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

MediumInk on paper

ClassificationsManuscripts

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberARC.004127

Status

Not on view

Web CommentaryThis letter, penned by Okakura Kakuzo, is written from the voice and perspective of Kowun, a fluffy white kitten that Gardner gifted Okakura. Here, Kowun (speaking through Okakura), introduces itself to Gardner, and offers multiple nicknames that she can use for the cat in events such as ‘moments of tenderness’ or when one is feeling ‘silly’. The nickname “Cochin” seems to have been the one that stuck—further letters ‘from the cat’ are signed with that name.

Id722945

Last Updated8/9/24

Previous NumberU3n98

EmbARK ObjectID30105

Other NumberU3n29.1-38

Source ID13687