Portable Shrine with Statuette of Kannon
maker
Shoami Katsuyoshi
(Tsuyama, 1832 - 1908, Kyoto)
Dateabout 1868-1899
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumSilver and gold
Dimensions4 cm (1 9/16 in.) high
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18e46
eMuseum ID716793
EmbARK ObjectID14611
Previous Number513
Previous Number700
Original NumberM18e46
Previous NumberM18e46.a-b
Previous Number699
TMS Source ID3345
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 145. (as by Shoami Katsuyoshi (1835-1908); dated 19th century)
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 417-18 fig. 19, no. 13.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 417-18 fig. 19, no. 13.
MarksNotesSigned: Shoami Katsuyoshi
Incised (on doors): With benevolent eyes he looks at all living things, his blessing is like the sea immeasurable. [translation from Japanese]
Incised (on doors): With benevolent eyes he looks at all living things, his blessing is like the sea immeasurable. [translation from Japanese]
ProvenanceNotesPossibly in the collection of Prince Henry of Bourbon, Count of Bardi (1851-1905).
Gift from William John Gunn to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 20 December 1920.
Gift from William John Gunn to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 20 December 1920.
