Bowl
maker
Unknown
Datemid 19th century
Place MadeKyoto, Kyoto, Japan, East Asia
MediumGlazed porcelain
Dimensions6.7 x 12.4 cm (2 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC19c15
eMuseum ID727437
EmbARK ObjectID14373
Previous Number581
TMS Source ID3180
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 (rim): A man must always be industrious; from youth study hard, and by learning attain a high position. In the morning he may be a mere farmer, but by evening he may have access to the Imperial palace. A great statesman originally did not spring from any particular seed. [translation from Chinese]
Inscribed (bottom): Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi 大明成化年制 [(Made in the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Great Ming Dynasty]
Inscribed (bottom): Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi 大明成化年制 [(Made in the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Great Ming Dynasty]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
