Six Posts
maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumLacquer on wood
Dimensions69.9 cm (27 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS32c30.1-6
eMuseum ID719841
EmbARK ObjectID14862
Previous NumberS32c30a-f
Previous Number860
TMS Source ID3542
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), p. 46, lot 168.
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 $96 on 7 November 1902, lot 168.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Yamanaka sale by the auctioneer Frank A. Leonard at Copley Hall, Boston for $96 on 7 November 1902, lot 168.
