Tobacco pipe with design of a dragon and jewel
Kikugawa Masayasu
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 27.8 cm (10 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24723
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Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
Kikugawa Hisahide
19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kikugawa Hisahide
Late 18th–early 19th century
Uchikoshi Hironaga
Early 19th century
Isshosai Hideaki
mid to late 19th century