Incense Box
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumCarved red lacquer (tsuishu)
Dimensions6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18n32.a-d
eMuseum ID725967
EmbARK ObjectID15608
TMS Source ID4150
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.
BibliographyNotesHolly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
