Cleveland Museum of Art
Tobacco Pipe with Maple Leaves in a River
- Date
- early to mid-1800s
- Medium
- bamboo, metal, brass, pewter (?), and iron
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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.
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