Four-Tiered Box
maker
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood (togidashi process)
Dimensions26.5 x 26.8 x 17.3 cm (10 7/16 x 10 9/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF11n15.a-e
eMuseum ID730975
Previous NumberU11n15.a-e
EmbARK ObjectID11561
Previous NumberTEMP 194
TMS Source ID754
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.
BibliographyNotesHolly Salmon, "From Tree Sap to Tea Jar: East Asian Lacquer," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 February 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/tree-sap-tea-jar-east-asian-lacquer
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
