Tobacco Pipe with Maple Leaves in a River
early to mid-1800s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Tobacco Pipe with Maple Leaves in a River, early to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Bamboo, metal, brass, pewter (?), and iron; overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Laurence H. Norton, Robert C. Norton, and Miriam Norton White in memory of Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Norton 1939.308 A famous Japanese poem describes the Tatsuta River dyed in crimson, a reference to autumn maple leaves floating on its surface, and a likely source for the imagery on this pipe.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- bamboo, metal, brass, pewter (?), and iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1939.308
- Credit Line
- Gift of Laurence H. Norton, Robert C. Norton, and Miriam Norton White in memory of Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Norton
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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