Octagonal Box
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumCast pewter
Dimensions3.7 x 7.2 cm (1 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e65.a-b
eMuseum ID718802
Previous NumberM17e65
Previous Number675
EmbARK ObjectID14550
TMS Source ID3307
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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Catalogue of the Rare Objects in Wood, Pewter and Brass Illustrating the Art of Old Japan to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Mr. Bunkio Matsuki (Boston, 9-11 November 1903), p. 3, lot 14. (dated 1690; as maker's mark of Sugo)
MarksNotesSealed (base): Sugo [Japanese characters, possibly the name of an owner]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Asian art dealer and connoisseur Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940) through the auctioneers Leonard & Co. at Copley Hall, Boston for $60 on 9 November 1903, lot 14.
