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Baien

Pipe and Tobacco Pouch, possibly first lunar month of 1827

Description

Maker

  • Baien, d. 1886, Japanese

Title

Pipe and Tobacco Pouch

Year

possibly first lunar month of 1827

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Length: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 inches)

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.62

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Surimono from Osaka and Edo

May 23 - October 5, 2008

Marking the Occasion

September 15 - December 3, 2000

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

June 9 - September 8, 1998

Small Pleasures

March 15 - April 28, 1991

Japanese Surimono Prints

November 28, 1986 - January 25, 1987

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Pipe and Tobacco Pouch with the accession number of 56.039.62. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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