Gong Frame with Carved Figures
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumWood and bronze
Dimensions103.5 x 129.5 cm (40 3/4 x 51 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF8w2.a-e
eMuseum ID721807
EmbARK ObjectID13507
Original NumberF8w2
TMS Source ID2432
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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 6. (as a Korean temple gong given to the court of Peking by the "king" of Korea)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 58.
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 47 (21 Jul. 1963), p. 2.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 58.
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 47 (21 Jul. 1963), p. 2.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston on 27-30 March 1901, lot 306.
