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Tobacco pipe with design of crow-tengu and watchtower
Image Not Available for Tobacco pipe with design of crow-tengu and watchtower

Tobacco pipe with design of crow-tengu and watchtower

Ichiyoken Toshiharu (Japanese)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5528
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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Inscriptions利春(花押)Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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