Smoking set (tabako-ire) composed of a pipe (kiseru), a pipe case (kiseruzutsu) and a tabacco pouch (tonkotsu) for women linked to a netsuke.
Intended for a female use, the pipe is particularly thin. The pipe is made of bamboo with a dark brown varnish, while the mouthpiece decorated with flowers and the tip decorated with two butterflies are made of metal with a silver alloy. These are decorated by engraving and inlaying other colored metals in shades of orange and gray to obtain fine color highlights.
The pipe case and tobacco pouch are made of smooth, brown, matte cowhide. The material has been partially rubbed to obtain two different shades. The pipe case opens by the edge. The tobacco pouch is decorated with a metallic decoration (menuki) of two peonies whose pistils are made of coral colored hard stone.
Both parts are linked to a netsuke of kagamibuta type, made of two parts: a brass plate decorated with two cranes and an ivory bowl. They are connected using the ojime made of copper and hard stone, producing a clever recall of color with the stones of the tobacco pouch and the metal inlays on the pipe.
In Japan, tobacco is consumed by both men and women. In his book Around the World on a Bicycle (London, 1888), Thomas Stevens describes this practice: “The girls who wait in the yadoya and teahouses store their tobacco in the large pockets of their sleeves, their pipes sometimes tucked into their scarves or belts, sometimes tucked into the back of their hair”. Our smoking kit was made to be worn at the belt thanks to the netsuke.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912), second half of the 19th century
Measures: Pipe (kiseru): length 7.1 in. (18 cm) – width 0.4 in. (1 cm)
Pipe case (kiseruzutsu): lenght 8.5 in. (21.5 cm) – width 1.4 in. (3.6 cm)
Tabacco pouch (tonkotsu): lenght 4.7 in. (12 cm) – width 29.5 in. (7.5 cm)
Netsuke: diameter 1.7 in. (4.5 cm)
Ojime: diameter 0.7 in. (1.7 cm).
Intended for a female use, the pipe is particularly thin. The pipe is made of bamboo with a dark brown varnish, while the mouthpiece decorated with flowers and the tip decorated with two butterflies are made of metal with a silver alloy. These are decorated by engraving and inlaying other colored metals in shades of orange and gray to obtain fine color highlights.
The pipe case and tobacco pouch are made of smooth, brown, matte cowhide. The material has been partially rubbed to obtain two different shades. The pipe case opens by the edge. The tobacco pouch is decorated with a metallic decoration (menuki) of two peonies whose pistils are made of coral colored hard stone.
Both parts are linked to a netsuke of kagamibuta type, made of two parts: a brass plate decorated with two cranes and an ivory bowl. They are connected using the ojime made of copper and hard stone, producing a clever recall of color with the stones of the tobacco pouch and the metal inlays on the pipe.
In Japan, tobacco is consumed by both men and women. In his book Around the World on a Bicycle (London, 1888), Thomas Stevens describes this practice: “The girls who wait in the yadoya and teahouses store their tobacco in the large pockets of their sleeves, their pipes sometimes tucked into their scarves or belts, sometimes tucked into the back of their hair”. Our smoking kit was made to be worn at the belt thanks to the netsuke.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912), second half of the 19th century
Measures: Pipe (kiseru): length 7.1 in. (18 cm) – width 0.4 in. (1 cm)
Pipe case (kiseruzutsu): lenght 8.5 in. (21.5 cm) – width 1.4 in. (3.6 cm)
Tabacco pouch (tonkotsu): lenght 4.7 in. (12 cm) – width 29.5 in. (7.5 cm)
Netsuke: diameter 1.7 in. (4.5 cm)
Ojime: diameter 0.7 in. (1.7 cm).
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Dimensions:Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
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Materials and Techniques:BambooBoneLeatherMetal
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Place of Origin:Japan
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Period:Late 19th Century
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Date of Manufacture:1868-1912
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Condition:Good
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Seller Location:PARIS, FR
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Reference Number:Seller: 2022-1052Seller: LU8311233527552
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