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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day I
• Sale Date:
  08 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9009
• Lot Description:
  A Superb Old Japanese Tobacco Smoking Set, Called Tabako-bon, 19th Century
  this beautiful old Japanese Tobacco Smoking Set is called Tabako-bon it was used with a traditional Japanese smoking pipes called kiseru and the Tabako-bon was used for guests to smoke together. Tabako bon which they would offer the guest a puff before tea was served. Tabako bon also became part of the tea ceremony entertainment. In this way, Tobacco was profoundly connected to life and traditional culture in Japan.
  H 19 cm L 33 cm
• Provenance:
  Old Collection Japan & The Todd Barlin Collection of Asian Art
• Notes:
  The natural form of the wood and the dark rich patina makes this object look similar to a scholar's object or Okimono display object because of its quiet beauty. It has a functional aspect as an ashtray for pipe smoking but the shape of the wood is pure form.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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