Paint Brush
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumAnimal hair, bamboo
Dimensions19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU3n6
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis brush commemorates Isabella Stewart Gardner’s close friendship with scholar Okakura Kakuzo. The two became close while he served as curator of Asian art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. They spent many days engrossed in conversation at her museum, where he once presided over the Japanese tea ceremony. When he passed away, she placed this brush in the Blue Room of her museum next to a poem he had written and given to her.
Id721295
Last Updated8/14/24
EmbARK ObjectID13343
Previous NumberTEMP Case 9a.1, Okakura 1
Source ID2310
