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Source Description
The Spanish conquests of the Americas introduced tobacco to Europe in the 16th century. Later that century, Spanish or Portuguese merchants introduced tobacco into Japan—it served both a medicinal purpose as well as for recreation, and soon smoking became a very popular habit across all levels of Japanese society.A traditional Japanese smoking set like this example is both functional and fashionable and includes a pipe (kiseru), a stylish pipe case (kiseruzutsu), and a matching tobacco pouch (tabako-ire). The set is hung from the waist sash and kept in place by an attached netsuke (toggle).
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13951
label
Smoking Set with Noh Masks
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object
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Source metadata
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13951
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object
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normalized
title
Smoking Set with Noh Masks
description
The Spanish conquests of the Americas introduced tobacco to Europe in the 16th century. Later that century, Spanish or Portuguese merchants introduced tobacco into Japan—it served both a medicinal purpose as well as for recreation, and soon smoking became a very popular habit across all levels of Japanese society.A traditional Japanese smoking set like this example is both functional and fashionable and includes a pipe (kiseru), a stylish pipe case (kiseruzutsu), and a matching tobacco pouch (tabako-ire). The set is hung from the waist sash and kept in place by an attached netsuke (toggle).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Leather
tabako ire
kiseru zutsu
netsukes
ojime
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.5
height
14
dimensionsRaw
4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (10.48 x 13.97 cm);case: 8 7/8 in. (22.54 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Tadatsugu
med
Leather, lacquer, wood, sperm whale tooth, silver, gold-copper alloy (shakudo), bamboo
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6194
5212
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JPK
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275
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1
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0
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photo
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