Box with Four Incense Containers
manufacturer
Kyūkyodō
(Japanese, founded 1663)
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumWood and pewter
Dimensions8.9 x 18.7 x 23.2 cm (3 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU19e100.1-9
eMuseum ID730639
EmbARK ObjectID14295
Previous NumberU19e100.1-5
Previous NumberU19e100.a-e
Previous Number556
TMS Source ID3104
Last Updated10/2/24
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.
MarksNotes
Inscribed in black ink (on lid, in Japanese characters): ["burning things (incense) for the four seasons"]
Printed in red ink on adhesive label (inside lid, in Japanese characters): 登録商標 [Kyūkyodō registered trademark] / 本店京都寺町 姉小路角 [Address of main branch in Kyoto Termachi district, Anekōjikaku] / 熊谷鳩居堂製 ["Made by Kumagai Kyūkyodō"] / 支店東京銀座尾張町一丁目 ["Ginza Owari-cho, district 1" Address of branch office in Tokyo]
Printed in red ink (on above label): [two opposing doves, crest of the Kumagai family, the founders of Kyūkyodō]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
