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(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Tokyo
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Tokyo

correspondent (Yokohama, 1862 - 1913, Akakura)
Date11 September 1905
Place MadeTokyo, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004153
eMuseum ID729503
EmbARK ObjectID30131
TMS Source ID13713
Last Updated11/9/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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.
MarksNotesInscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: List of Ceremonial / Tea Service written / out by Okakura 1905 / when he gave the / Service to me - / I.S. Gardner -
Inscribed in pencil (top left): 11