Pair of Architectural Ornaments
maker
Unknown
Datemid 18th century
Place MadeEast Asia
MediumPainted wood
Dimensions15.2 x 27.9 cm (6 x 11 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS32c32.1-2
eMuseum ID719891
Previous NumberS32c32ab
EmbARK ObjectID14864
TMS Source ID3544
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. 42, lot 151.
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 $12 on 7 November 1902, lot 151.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Yamanaka sale by the auctioneer Frank A. Leonard at Copley Hall, Boston for $12 on 7 November 1902, lot 151.
