Tobacco pipe with design of cockerel, chicken, sparrow and bamboo
Masaaki
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; bamboo stem; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 22.7 cm (8 15/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5544
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Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Ichiyoken Toshiharu
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Tôtan Toshimasa
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Sasaoka Keimin
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Hôkoku
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Yokoya Sôyo
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
