Pipe with design of autumn flowers, 19th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Bamboo, metal, and gold appliqueexpand_more
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Hawksexpand_more 78.69.6.3a-c
On View in Gallery 225expand_more
Guests to a tea gathering were invited to smoke tobacco in a pipe like this one. Smoking usually took place in the anteroom of the teahouse or in the garden between the major parts of the gathering. Occasionally, though, a host would invite his guests to smoke within the tearoom itself, particularly during the less formal service of usucha, or “thin tea.”
The illegible signature of a metal artist appears on the underside of this pipe’s mouthpiece. He decorated these metal portions of the pipe with a delicate design of butterflies flitting among autumn flowers such as chrysanthemums and bush clover.
Details
- Title
- Pipe with design of autumn flowers
- Role
- Artist
- Dimension
- 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 78.69.6.3a-c
- Curator Approved
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