Four Panels
maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeNara, Japan, East Asia
MediumWood lattice work with gilding
Dimensions170 x 38 cm (66 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS20e1.1-4
eMuseum ID717823
Previous Number739
EmbARK ObjectID14748
Original NumberS20e1
TMS Source ID3451
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.
BibliographyNotesYamanaka & Company. Catalogue of Magnificent Collection of Antique Carvings and Things Buddhistic, from Temples and Palaces of Japan and China (Boston, 6 November 1902), p. 15, lot 49. (as coming from the Raikoji temple at Nara, dated about 1730)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 172. (as panels from Japanese shrine doors, late 18th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 172. (as panels from Japanese shrine doors, late 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly from the Raikoji temple in Nara, Japan.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the sale of Hirase Yoichiro's collection by the Asian art firm Yamanaka & Company (active 1895-1944) on 6-8 November 1902 at Copley Hall, Boston, lot 49 for $98. (as from the Raikoji temple at Nara)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the sale of Hirase Yoichiro's collection by the Asian art firm Yamanaka & Company (active 1895-1944) on 6-8 November 1902 at Copley Hall, Boston, lot 49 for $98. (as from the Raikoji temple at Nara)
