Roof Tile: A Phoenix
maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC33n15
eMuseum ID724159
EmbARK ObjectID16939
Previous NumberXC11
TMS Source ID5264
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.
BibliographyNotesAlan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 22-23 fig. 10, 47 n. 30.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Beijing in 1883, as from the Summer Palace.
