Pipe
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1991
This object is a long-stemmed tobacco pipe created in Korea in 1991 by Yang In-sôk. It is constructed from a length of natural segmented bamboo fitted with metallic components at each end, executed using metalworking techniques.
The pipe features a metal bowl and mouthpiece made of pewter and copper. The bowl section extends at an upward angle from one end of the slender bamboo stem, while the opposing end terminates in an elongated, tapered metal mouthpiece. The overall pipe measures 67.5 cm in length, with a stem diameter of 1.5 cm and a pipe bowl diameter of 2.5 cm.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The pipe was purchased from the Handicrafts Museum Shop in Seoul, Korea, with its register entry dated 19 December 1991. Historically in Joseon dynasty Korea, regulated dress and material codes reflected societal hierarchy, where an elongated pipe served as a status symbol associated with high-ranking scholars or affluent individuals (seonbi), as its extreme length necessitated a servant to light it.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bamboo, pewter and copper
- Dimensions
- Length: 67.5 cm; Diameter (Pipe bowl): 2.5 cm; Diameter (Pipe stem): 1.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Yang In-sôk
- Place recorded
- Korea
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Pipe
- Museum object number
- FE.36-1991
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.