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Tobacco pipe with design of the clam's dream

Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 23.9 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5529
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Signed Unsigned
無款
Inscriptions無銘
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.