Two Cranes
maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumColor on Japanese cedar
Dimensions169.5 x 98.1 cm (66 3/4 x 38 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP32j18
eMuseum ID795573
EmbARK ObjectID13835
TMS Source ID2689
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. 69, lot 256. (as by Kano-Tangen, dated 1720)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly from a temple in Satsuma, Japan.
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 256 for $245. (as by Kano-Tangen, dated 1720)
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 256 for $245. (as by Kano-Tangen, dated 1720)
