Temple Ornament
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1750
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumCarved wood with painted gesso
Dimensions35.6 x 115.6 cm (14 x 45 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS2n1
eMuseum ID728436
Previous Number242
EmbARK ObjectID13089
TMS Source ID2097
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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Catalogue of the Rare Objects in Wood, Pewter and Brass Illustrating the Art of Old Japan to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Mr. Bunkio Matsuki (Boston, 9-11 November 1903), p. 37, lot 243. (as Japanese, dated 1580)
ProvenanceNotesProbably in the collection of the temple architect and sculptor Bansai Tatekawa.
Collection of the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale by the auctioneers Leonard & Co. at Copley Hall, Boston for $55 on 11 November 1903, lot 243.
Collection of the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale by the auctioneers Leonard & Co. at Copley Hall, Boston for $55 on 11 November 1903, lot 243.
