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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Boat Stern Ornament
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Boat Stern Ornament

sculptor
Date19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumCarved wood with pigment
Dimensions36.8 x 142.2 cm (14 1/2 x 56 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS14w3
eMuseum ID724386
Original NumberS14w3-s
EmbARK ObjectID11638
TMS Source ID827
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web 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 340. (dated as 1750; ornament used at a stern of a boat)
MarksNotesInscribed (verso): 千ヨ 
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 340.
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