Letter to Cochin (Kotchan/Kowun) the Cat from Tokyo
correspondent
Okakura Kakuzo
(Yokohama, 1862 - 1913, Akakura)
Date4 October 1911
Place MadeTokyo, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.004298
eMuseum ID728178
Other NumberU3n130
EmbARK ObjectID30256
TMS Source ID13838
Last Updated8/9/24
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This letter was written by Okakura Kakuzo to Kowun, a small white kitten that had originally been a gift from Isabella Stewart Gardner. Kowun, also known by the nickname ‘Cochin,’ had to be left in the United States when Okakura returned to Japan in 1911. Here, Okakura enquires after the well-being of the cat, and expresses his sadness and loneliness due to their separation.
BibliographyNotesNina Wutrich, "Correspondence from Cochin the Cat," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 August 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/correspondence-cochin-cat
MarksNotesMarked in pencil (page 1 recto, upper left): 34 1
Marked in pencil (page 1 verso, upper left): 34 1
Marked in pencil (page 2 recto, upper left): 34 1
Marked in pencil (envelope recto, lower left): 34
Marked in pencil (page 1 verso, upper left): 34 1
Marked in pencil (page 2 recto, upper left): 34 1
Marked in pencil (envelope recto, lower left): 34
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