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Tobacco pipe with design of dragons and jewel

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

Medium/Technique Main material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5533
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Signed Toshitaka, with a kao
Inscriptions利敬(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.