About this artwork
This is a witty New Year’s image of an ash container of a smoking set (tabakobon). The ash from a pipe was usually knocked out and placed in a bamboo tube that formed a part of the smoking set. As such, this tube typically emitted a small trail of smoke. In the imagination of the artist, the tube held a fire-breathing dragon, emitting smoke from its mouth and lurking just inside.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Artist
- Moriki Rosetsu
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Title
- Smoking Dragon
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Place
- Japan (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1868
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Medium
- Color woodblock print; surimono
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Dimensions
- 12.3 × 36.5 cm (4 7/8 × 14 3/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift
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Reference Number
- 1972.1785
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/43125/manifest.json