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Date18th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumInk and color on Japanese cedar panel (with some white pigment in relief)
Dimensions171.5 x 94 cm (67 1/2 x 37 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP13w7.a-d
eMuseum ID724839
Original NumberP13w7
Previous NumberP13w7.1-4
EmbARK ObjectID11624
TMS Source ID814
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.
BibliographyNotesLeonard & Co. Catalogue of Rare Objects in Wood, Pewter and Brass Illustrating the Art of Old Japan... (Boston, 9-11 November 1903), lot 328. (as painted by Tosa Mitsushige, dated 1540)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 84. (as Japanese, mid 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 77-79, no. 32. (as Japanese, Kano school, 18th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 84. (as Japanese, mid 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 77-79, no. 32. (as Japanese, Kano school, 18th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (on a sticker affixed to the upper edge of the lacquer frame, far right door, printed): 328 (its lot number at the Matsuki sale)
ProvenanceNotesPossibly from the Taima-dera Temple near Nara, Japan.
Collection of the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at Copley Hall, Boston for $80 on 11 November 1903, lot 328. (as the work of the Japanese painter Tosa Mitsumochi, active 1523-1570)
Collection of the Japanese art dealer Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at Copley Hall, Boston for $80 on 11 November 1903, lot 328. (as the work of the Japanese painter Tosa Mitsumochi, active 1523-1570)
