Boat Stern Ornament
sculptor
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumCarved wood with pigment
Dimensions38.1 x 114.3 cm (15 x 45 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS14w1
eMuseum ID724388
Original NumberS14w1-s
EmbARK ObjectID11637
TMS Source ID826
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.
BibliographyNotesBunkio Matsuki. Catalogue of Remarkable Antique Carvings, Embroidered Silks and Bronzes... (Boston, February 1902), lot 339. (dated as 1750; ornament used at a stern of a boat)
MarksNotesInscribed in yellow (right, recto): 晴明
Inscribed (left, recto): 朝幸丸
Inscribed (left, recto): 朝幸丸
Inscribed in circle (recto): 吉
Inscribed (verso): かんだん師 [Master Kandan] / 大備後丼地 [Ōbigodonchi?] / 阪本木清盛 [Sakamoto Kiyomori] ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Matsuki sale at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (with several other art objects) for a total of $2,591.50 on 20 February 1902, lot 339.
