Tobacco pipe with design of bamboo plants
Late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi (?); other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.24729
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.
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.
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
Gotô Ichijo
mid to late 19th century
Ichijô School
mid-19th century
