The Book of Tea
author
Okakura Kakuzo
(Yokohama, 1862 - 1913, Akakura)
publisher
Payot et cie
(active Paris, 1900 - 1986)
translator
Gabriel Mourey
(Marseille, 1865 - 1943, Neuilly-sur-Siene)
Date1922
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions9.5 x 7 x 1.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.a.1.20.T
eMuseum ID722034
EmbARK ObjectID17966
TMS Source ID6129
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.
MarksNotesInscribed in blue ink (on flyleaf): à ma chérie Mrs / Gardner avec l'autre / mon affection - / E. Alexander Marius [?] / Paris Août 1922 [To my darling Mrs. Gardner with the other my affection - E. Alexander Marius Paris August 1922]
ProvenanceNotesGift from Emélie Alexander Marius (active early 20th century) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 8 September 1922.
