Pipe, Japan, ca.1800-1850 (M.30-1947)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca.1800-1850
This pipe is made from engraved silver with gold incrustation, representing carp leaping a waterfall. The central part is hollowed out for half its thickness, and the waterfall is represented by strips of engraved silver, through which the leaping carp, modelled almost in the round, is seen.
Tobacco pipe. Highly ornate with cut-out sections and an overall design of a carp leaping up a waterfall.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials and techniques
- Silver, gold detailing
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Yoshinori
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O39435
- Museum object number
- M.30-1947
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: wider type attribution beyond the museum record.