Box with Bat
maker
Unknown
Datemid 19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions8.7 x 6.7 x 3.3 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w17
eMuseum ID730714
Previous Number611
EmbARK ObjectID14442
TMS Source ID3233
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.
BibliographyNotesAlan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 444-45 fig. 2, 447 nn. 2-3. (see for unidentified maker's mark and potential provenance)
MarksNotesStamped (bottom): 2 characters reading "Qing Yun" in pinyin, or "Hing Wan" in Cantonese, meaning "auspicious cloud"
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date, but probably acquired during her trip to Asia in 1883-84.
