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Pipe case with design of enlightened beings (arhats), dragon, and clouds
Pipe case with design of enlightened beings (arhats), dragon, and clouds

Pipe case with design of enlightened beings (arhats), dragon, and clouds

Artist (Japanese, d. 1907)
Dateapprox. 1868-1907
PeriodMeiji period (1868–1912)
MaterialsIvory
DimensionsH. 13/16 in x W. 1 1/16 in x L. 8 5/8 in
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB70M24
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
On view
LocationGallery 27
SignedSigned “Kohosai”
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Tobacco Accessories

Japanese men in the Edo period (1615–1868) wore various accessories suspended from their kimono waist sashes, including tobacco implements. Tobacco was smoked with long pipes (kiseru), which were stored in pipe cases of various designs. The objects shown here include a tobacco pouch and pipe case set as well as individual pipe cases and lacquered tobacco containers (inro).