Pair of Shell Game Containers (Kaioke)
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood with nashiji and hiramaki-e decoration
Dimensions30.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 x 12 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF11e12.1-2
eMuseum ID722765
EmbARK ObjectID15127
TMS Source ID3738
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 74.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
