The Belle of Japan

publisher Hasegawa Takejiro (Tokyo, 1853 - 1938)

publisher Kelly & Walsh (British, founded 1876)

author F. M. Bostwick (active Tokyo, 1890 - 1892)

Date1890

Place MadeJapan, East Asia

MediumPrinted ink and color on paper

Dimensions18.5 x 12.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number8.a.1.15

eMuseum ID719969

EmbARK ObjectID17693

TMS Source ID5938

Last Updated8/9/24

Description18pp. 18.5 x 12.6cm.

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.

ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the East Asian art dealer, Otto Fukushima, New York for $1.50 for sixteen volumes on 16 December 1893.