Pair of Chopsticks
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 20th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumBamboo
Dimensions20.32 cm (8 in.)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU33w124.1-2
eMuseum ID717965
TMS Source ID28145
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.
MarksNotesInscribed (in ink on accompanying note ARC.010147): Bamboo chop sticks (in tissue paper) / Very fine Gift of Okakura / [Kumquat fork (crossed out)] Teaspoon (in tissue paper) / From Chinese restaurant, Boston
ProvenanceNotesGift from the Japanese art historian and philosopher Okakura Kakuzo (1862-1913) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, before 1913.
