Incense Case: Badger
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeKyoto, Kyoto, Japan, East Asia
MediumCeramic with red raku glaze (clear glaze over red slip)
Dimensions6 x 5.4 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberCR34n9.a-b
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThe inscription on the box attributing the container to Raku Kichibei (Donyu, 1599-1658), made during an outing to eastern Kyoto, is probably invented.
Source: Louise Allison Cort, "Mrs. Gardner's 'Set of Tea-Things', A Vehicle for Friendship, Power, and Aesthetic Instruction," in Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, edited by Alan Chong and Noriko Murai (Boston: ISGM and Gutenberg Periscope, 2009): 384.
Id728433
Last Updated8/14/24
EmbARK ObjectID15690
Original NumberNo. 17
Previous NumberC26-9
Source ID4230
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