Medicine Case (Inro)
makerAfter
Kajikawa
(Japanese, 1652 - 1724)
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood with gold, silver, and black takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with cutout gold foil and ivory inlay on gold ground; painted ivory netsuke
Dimensions9 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e77
eMuseum ID719117
Previous NumberU18e54.5
Previous NumberU1e54 (GC)
EmbARK ObjectID13422
TMS Source ID2355
Last Updated8/9/24
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. 89-90, 92, no. 40e. (as forgery of Kajikawa)
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. 89-90, 92, no. 40e. (as forgery of Kajikawa)
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
MarksNotesSigned: made by Kajikawa [possibly forged]
Incised on the netsuke: Ryoun
Incised on the netsuke: Ryoun
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner during her trip to Japan in 1883.
