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Baien 梅園

Pipe and Tobacco Pouch

Maker

Baien 梅園 (1820 - 1829, Osaka and Edo, Japan)
Tani Seikō 谷清好 (1822 - 1831, Edo and Osaka, Japan), block carver

Title

Pipe and Tobacco Pouch

Period

Edo Period

Year

1827, 1st month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.6 x 18.3 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: くゆらする野辺のたはこに青柳も風のむすべる輪をや吹らし　
- 山含亭栗三

ひと引の煙草けふりて座敷にも霞そめたる蓬莱の山　
- 鹿小雄丸

Signature: 梅園 Baien

Seals: Designer's seal: 梅園 Baien
Block carver's seal: 谷清好 Tani Seikō

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.62

Type

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026
Surimono from Osaka and Edo
The Pumpelly Album
May 23, 2008 – Oct 05, 2008
Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

Smoking was introduced into Japan in the late 16th century, probably by Spanish or Portuguese merchants, and it soon became a very popular habit. The crane (tsuru) on the tobacco pouch is Tsurunoya’s emblem, and his poem appears at the left.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Small Pleasures
Surimono from the Nineteenth Century
Mar 15, 1991 – Apr 28, 1991

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Baien 梅園 (1820 - 1829, Osaka and Edo, Japan)
Tani Seikō 谷清好 (1822 - 1831, Edo and Osaka, Japan), block carver
Pipe and Tobacco Pouch, 1827, 1st month
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishments (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21.6 x 18.3 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.62

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