Advanced Search
Advanced Search

Requires Photography

Pipe case with design of monkey reaching for the moon's reflection

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

Medium/Technique Main material: wood; other metals: iron, gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: overlay
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5550a-b
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.