Xiezhi and Bamboo
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 18th century
Place MadeNikko, Tochigi, Japan, East Asia
MediumColor on Japanese cedar
Dimensions173.4 x 97.2 cm (68 1/4 x 38 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP32j19
eMuseum ID795572
EmbARK ObjectID13836
TMS Source ID2690
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), pp. 69-70, lot 257, ill.
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have been commissioned by the fourth Tokugawa Shogun Ietsuna (1641-1680) from Kano Tannin for use in a temple in Nikko, Japan in 1650.
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 257 for $80. (as by Kano Tannin, dated about 1650)
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 257 for $80. (as by Kano Tannin, dated about 1650)
