Moriki RosetsuJapanese
Smoking Dragon
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
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.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1972.1785
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
