Harunaga

Edo period mid-19th century

1615-1868

Kiseru Pipe

A beautifully intricate Kiseru (tobacco pipe) working in gold, silver and copper on a Shakudo body in the iroe takazogan technique. A small plum blossom tree growing from the earth in bloom with buds ready to flower. On the grown lay leaves and spent blossom.

This pipe was made by Harunaga who was part of the Tanaka school. The Tanaka school was founded by Tanaka Tōriūsai Kiyotoshi during the mid-Edo period. Heavily influenced by Ishiguro, he is credited with introducing the Y-shape punch to roughen the ground for gold nunome overlay.

Signed Harunaga

Size 138mm x 12mm