Four Crossbeams
maker
Unknown
Datemid 19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumCarved and painted wood
Dimensions31.8 x 104.1 cm (12 1/2 x 41 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS32c29.1-4
eMuseum ID719643
Previous NumberS32c29a-d
Previous Number859
EmbARK ObjectID14861
TMS Source ID3541
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.
BibliographyNotesMessrs. Yamanaka & Co. Catalogue of Magnificent Collection of Antique Carvings... (Boston, 6-8 November 1902), pp. 46-47, lots 170-71.
ProvenanceNotesEntered the collection of the antiques dealer Sajiro Yamanaka in Peking, about 1901.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Yamanaka sale by the auctioneer Frank A. Leonard at Copley Hall, Boston for $28 on 7 November 1902, lots 170-71.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Yamanaka sale by the auctioneer Frank A. Leonard at Copley Hall, Boston for $28 on 7 November 1902, lots 170-71.
