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Object Number
991-12-60/15009
Display Title
Pipe with Bamboo Stem and Silver Bowl and Mouthpiece (Cloisonne' Joins)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pipe. Long, slender bamboo stem with burnished floral motif decoration. Silver bowl and mouthpiece, cloisonne' metal where the pieces meet the bamboo. (Valued by Yamanaka & Co. in 1940 at $2.00.) <transliteration> (Chinese name). 76.6 cm. (l) x 2.5 cm. (?) x 2.2 cm. (?).
Inventory Description
Pipe, bamboo shaft, painted floral design, silver bowl, mouthpiece, cloisonne jo
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Korea
Dimensions
Overall: 76.4 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm (30 1/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15009; 294
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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