Tobacco Pouch and Pipe with Netsuke of Freshwater Pearl in Gold Mount

Medium

Pouch: Dutch embossed leather with silver foil, and color Clasp: gold, shakudō and shibuichi Ojime: gold Netsuke: freshwater pearl and gold Pipe: metal Pipe case: Dutch embossed leather with silver foils, and color

Dimensions

Pouch: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Pipe case: L. 9 in. (22.9 cm) Pipe: L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) Netsuke: Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification

Tobacco Pouches

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Accession Number

14.40.843a, b

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