Object type: Tobacco pouch and pipe
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pouch: Dutch embossed leather with silver foil, and color
Clasp: gold, shakudō and shibuichi
Ojime: gold
Netsuke: freshwater pearl and gold
Pipe: metal
Pipe case: Dutch embossed leather with silver foils, and color
Dimensions: Pouch: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Pipe case: L. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Pipe: L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Netsuke: Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Tobacco Pouches
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Men|Writing|Desks