Medicine Case (Inro)
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood with gold, silver, and red takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with cutout gold foil and mother-of-pearl inlay on gold ground; lacquer netsuke and silver, copper, and shibuichi alloy ojime
Dimensions8 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e55
eMuseum ID719060
Previous NumberU18e54.3
Previous NumberU18e54 (GC)
EmbARK ObjectID13420
TMS Source ID2353
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 146. (as Japanese, dated 18th-19th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 30 (28 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 89, 91-92, no. 40c. (as dated 18th century, probably with 19th century netsuke and ojime)
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), p. 411. (as possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Japan, 1883)
Holly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 30 (28 Mar. 1965), p. 2.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 89, 91-92, no. 40c. (as dated 18th century, probably with 19th century netsuke and ojime)
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), p. 411. (as possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Japan, 1883)
Holly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner during her trip to Japan in 1883.
