Pair of Temple Lamps
lamp maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions23 x 11.4 cm (23 cm, 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsLighting Devices
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM15w23.1-2
eMuseum ID717732
EmbARK ObjectID16319
TMS Source ID4652
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.
BibliographyNotesBunkio Matsuki. Matsuki Collection, Remarkable Wood Carvings and Silk Embroidery at Copley Hall (Boston, 17-19 February 1902), lot 248.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale by the auctioneer Frank A. Leonard at Copley Hall, Boston (with several other art objects) for a total of $2,591.50 on 20 February 1902, lot 247 and 248.
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