Tobacco pipe, kiseru, Japan, About 1979
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
About 1979
Tobacco pipe, kiseru, Japan, About 1979 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated About 1979. The museum's brief description reads: Japan, MODERN CRAFTS, TEA CEREMONY.
Museum description: Part of a pair of tabacoo-pipes Bamboo and engraved brass. Mouthpieced and bowl fitting of usual form, engraved with gingko leaves. Cardboard box (with FE.47/30-1981). The museum record gives material recorded as bamboo, brass; measurements Height 30.0 cm; place associated: Japan. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bamboo, brass
- Dimensions
- Height 30.0 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bamboo and engraved brass.
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco pipe, kiseru
- Museum object number
- FE.47:31-1981
- Museum system number
- O23055
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: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.