Exceptional Japanese Tobacco Pipe or Kiseru with boat-shaped container and lid in the form of a small boat
19th Century
Wood
23 x 11 cm
9 x 4 3/8 in
9 x 4 3/8 in
1978
The Japanese smoking pipe or Kiseru was used to smoke only a tiny pinch of kizami tobacco (about 25 mg). This particularly original and beautifully executed model showed the social status of the user.