Tobacco Pipe
97-122-54
From: Japan
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 97-122-54 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Date Made | 1800-1892 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Brass |
Technique | Relief |
Iconography | Lizards |
Description | Brass mouthpiece and bowl ornamented with lizards in high relief. "Used in the Taira Dynasty. This form continued in use in the Waiji era - that proceeding the present." |
Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
Other Number | L-122-54 - Old Museum Number | 15487 - ANSP Number |
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