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Pipe case with design of monkey showman and monkey beneath a persimmon tree
Image Not Available for Pipe case with design of monkey showman and monkey beneath a persimmon tree

Pipe case with design of monkey showman and monkey beneath a persimmon tree

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: ivory; other metals: gold and copper (?); decorative technique: iroe takazogan, relief carving
DimensionsOverall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5549
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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