Squarish Leather Tobacco Pouch (tabako-ire)
Artist/Culture
Japanese
Date1870s
Mediumgold, shakudo and shibuichi, ojime (shibuichi) cloisonné and copper alloy
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineBequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin
Object number1976.258
DescriptionEmbossed design of crabs, ripe rice stalks, reeds, and insects; metal clasp (gold, shakudo and shibuichi) depicting two pheasants; ojime (shibuichi) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design signed Minzan; cloisonné (glass and metal) ashtray netsuke; copper alloy; cordLabel Text2005: Squarish Leather Tobacco Pouch (tabako-ire) About 1870 Embossed leather with design of crabs, ripe rice stalks, grasses and insects Metal clasp (gold, shakudo and shibuichi) depicting two pheasants Ojime (shibuichi) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design (signed Minzan) Cloisonné ashtray-netsuke; standard cloisonné (yusen-jippo); enamel worked in copper-alloy wire; copper alloy; cord Bequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin, 1976.258 Notes:Pillar PrintsProvenanceMildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin, Nutley, NJ
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Chinese
Ming Dynasty (1368–1911), late 16th to mid–17th century