Cigarette Box
maker
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquer with eggshells and gold
Dimensions6.5 x 12.1 x 9.4 cm (2 9/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF11n19.a-b
eMuseum ID727921
EmbARK ObjectID11598
Original NumberF11n19-s
TMS Source ID788
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 71.
Holly 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
Holly 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
ProvenanceNotesGift from William John Gunn to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
