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Tobacco pipe with design of an artist painting Fudo; the bowl with design of a table, flower-arrangement, incense-burner and curtain

Sasaoka Keimin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; wood stem; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 22.8 cm (9 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5527
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Signed Keimin, with a kao
桂民(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.