Pipe holder in the form of Ashinaga and crab-shaped tobacco pouch / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2002/2.42
Title: Pipe holder in the form of Ashinaga and crab-shaped tobacco pouch
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: bone and stag antler
Object Creation Date: circa 1810-1849
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Japan (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 20.9 cm x 3 cm x 3.1 cm (8 1/4 in. x 1 3/16 in. x 1 1/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: pipe holder
Primary Keywords: antlers; bone; crab; pipe (smoking equipment); tobacco
Secondary Keywords: smoking and tobacco use; animal material; animals and creatures; arthropods; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; crustaceans; descriptors; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for personal use; keratinous material; leaf (plant material); materials; materials by composition; materials by origin; objects we use; plant material; tools and equipment
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1738 x 1752
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Record: 2002/2.42
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Full citation: "Pipe holder in the form of Ashinaga and crab-shaped tobacco pouch; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.42/2002_2.42ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.