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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Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)