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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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-19th century