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Tobacco pipe with design of dragon
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Tobacco pipe with design of dragon

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; wood cover; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5543
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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Inscriptions無銘Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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