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Smoking Set with Masks
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
embossed leather, lacquer, wood, sperm whale tooth, silver, gold-copper (shakudo), bamboo
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
The masks on the tobacco pouch and the netsuke represent those seen at the No Theater.
The netsuke is by Tadatsugu.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | Netsuke: Miniature Sculpture of Japan. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (10.48 x 13.97 cm);
case: 8 7/8 in. (22.54 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
73.81