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Tobacco Pipe with Maple Leaves in a River
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About this work
A famous Japanese poem describes the Tatsuta River dyed in crimson, a reference to autumn maple leaves floating on its surface, and a likely source for the imagery on this pipe.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTobacco Pipe with Maple Leaves in a River, early to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Bamboo, metal, brass, pewter (?), and iron; overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Laurence H. Norton, Robert C. Norton, and Miriam Norton White in memory of Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Norton, 1939.308
