Japanese Picnic Set (Sage Jubako)
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood with gold and silver
Dimensions33.7 x 32.4 x 19.1 cm (13 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU33e16.1-14
eMuseum ID717067
Previous NumberXU5.1-6
Previous NumberU33e16.a-f
EmbARK ObjectID17320
TMS Source ID5609
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), p. 412-13, 418, n5, fig. 5. (as Japanese, early 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by the early 1890s.
