Tea Caddy
maker
T'ien-shun
(active 19th century)
Datemid 19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumPewter
Dimensions11.1 x 8.5 cm (4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e141.a-b
eMuseum ID726689
Previous NumberM17e141
EmbARK ObjectID17013
TMS Source ID5336
Last Updated8/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Catalogue of the Rare Objects in Wood, Pewter and Brass Illustrating the Art of Old Japan to be sold at unrestricted public sale by order of Mr. Bunkio Matsuki (Boston, 9-11 November 1903), p. 22, lot 90. (as Japanese, dated 1700)
MarksNotesInscribed (bottom): Absolutely best quality, made by T'ien-shun of Yü-shih [translation from Chinese]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston through the auctioneers Leonard & Co. at Copley Hall, Boston on 9-11 November 1903, lot 90.
