Tobacco pipe with design of dragon beneath mount Fuji

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5532

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ClassificationsMetalwork

Collections

Asia

Inscriptions無銘

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

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