Sweet Box (Kashibako)
maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumInlaid pewter
Dimensions8.3 x 18.4 x 14 cm (3 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberCR34n22.a-b
eMuseum ID727641
Previous NumberCR34n22
EmbARK ObjectID15710
Previous NumberC26-22
Original NumberNo. 16
TMS Source ID4249
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.
MarksNotes
Inlaid: Chrysanthemum Imperial Seal of Japan
Inlaid: Government Seal of Japan
ProvenanceNotesGift from Okakura Kakuzo (1862-1913), Japanese art historian and philosopher, to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 11 September 1905.
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