Tobacco-pouch with design of silk leaves; ivory fittings in the form of the various stages in the life cycle of a silk-moth (Bombyx mori)
Kaigyokusai Masatsugu
(Japanese, 1813–1892)
Teika
(Japanese)
Late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: painted silk; other metals: ivory; wood cord fitting in the form of a leaf; wood ojime with stained ivory stalk
DimensionsOverall: 10.5 x 8 x 4 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.96a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
mid to late 19th century
Late 18th–19th century
1740s
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century