Grapevines
painter
Unknown
Date17th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumInk and gold leaf on paper
DimensionsSix fold screen: 160 x 304.8 cm (63 x 120 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP14e3.1
eMuseum ID725788
Original NumberP14e3-s
EmbARK ObjectID11647
Previous NumberP14e3
TMS Source ID836
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 353, ill. (as by Koyetsu, 1520)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 5. (as by Koyetsu, 1660-1700)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 86. (as Japanese, late 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka. “Japanese Screens-II.” Fenway Court (Apr. 1969), pp. 49-51, fig. 1. (as Japanese, end of the Momoyama period)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 65-67, no. 27. (as Japanese, Kano school, 17th century; Momoyama style)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 5. (as by Koyetsu, 1660-1700)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 86. (as Japanese, late 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka. “Japanese Screens-II.” Fenway Court (Apr. 1969), pp. 49-51, fig. 1. (as Japanese, end of the Momoyama period)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 65-67, no. 27. (as Japanese, Kano school, 17th century; Momoyama style)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with a companion screen, museum no. P14e3.2) 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 353.
