Tea-Linen Holder (Chakin-zutsu)

maker Eiraku Hozen (Kyoto, 1785 - 1854, Shiga prefecture)

Date1795-1854

Place MadeJapan, East Asia

MediumGlazed porcelain

Dimensions5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsVessels

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberCR34n30

eMuseum ID727460

EmbARK ObjectID15718

Previous NumberC131-12

TMS Source ID4257

Last Updated8/9/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

BibliographyNotesWilliam Thrasher and Caroline Graboys. "The Beginnings of Chanoyu in America." Chanoyu Quarterly (1984), p.33. (as Japanese, Eiraku ware)

MarksNotesInscribed (bottom): Seal of Eiraku Hozen [(1795-1854), eleventh head of the Eiraku (Nishimura) workshop]

ProvenanceNotesProbably a gift from Okakura Kakuzo (1862-1913), Japanese art historian and philosopher, to Isabella Stewart Gardner.