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Pipe Case with Design of Flowers and Butterflies

Tamakaji Zōkoku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cylindrical object, angled diagonally, with rounded ends, made of dark material with reddish-brown spots; surface covered in intricate carvings of flowers and butterflies; small string protruding from one end.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Lacquer, silver and shakudo
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 399 px
Museum record:
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