Kirin Under a Pine Branch
maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeKyoto, Kyoto, Japan, East Asia
MediumColor on Japanese cedar
Dimensions172.7 x 99.1 cm (68 x 39 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP32j17
eMuseum ID795574
EmbARK ObjectID13834
TMS Source ID2688
Last Updated2/6/25
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.
BibliographyNotesYamanaka & Company. Catalogue of Magnificent Collection of Antique Carvings and Things Buddhistic, from Temples and Palaces of Japan and China (Boston, 6 November 1902), p. 38, lot 141. (as by Kano Yeino, dated 1700)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly from Tofukuji Temple, Kyoto.
In the collection of the scholar, collector and dealer of shells, Hirase Yoichiro (1859-1925), Kyoto.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the sale of Hirase Yoichiro's collection by the Asian art firm Yamanaka & Company (active 1895-1944) on 6-8 November 1902 at Copley Hall, Boston, lot 141 for $60. (as by Kano Yeino, dated 1700)
In the collection of the scholar, collector and dealer of shells, Hirase Yoichiro (1859-1925), Kyoto.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the sale of Hirase Yoichiro's collection by the Asian art firm Yamanaka & Company (active 1895-1944) on 6-8 November 1902 at Copley Hall, Boston, lot 141 for $60. (as by Kano Yeino, dated 1700)
