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Tobacco pipe with design of man in a tree lowering a tortoise on a cord onto the head of a man fording a stream

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuchi; bamboo stem; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5541
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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Inscriptions鳳國作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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