Opium Box
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
MediumSilver and enamel
Dimensions3.6 x 2.7 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e61.a-b
eMuseum ID721184
Previous NumberM17e61
Previous Number1S17e12
EmbARK ObjectID13412
TMS Source ID23179
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.
BibliographyNotes
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 126.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 43-45, no. 19a.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 444-45 fig. 1c, 447 n. 1
MarksNotes
Maker's mark (inside the lid): Zhi Xin
Enameled (front): Poem by Lin Chang reads, "I wonder, by night, to what bridge in Yang-chou this water of the Ch'in Huai will have borne him."
Engraved (bottom): Two Chinese characters read, "guard seal," a stamp use
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date, but probably acquired during her trip to Asia in 1883-84.
