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Tsuge Ikebana Blowfish (F) (1996) Tobacco Pipe

Product Number: 004-007-0474

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Measurements & Other Details

STAMPING:
.TSUGE.MADE IN JAPAN {in circle}
124 {inside circle}
96 {inside circle}
IKEBANA
F

Condition: 4.7/5 Some rim darkening and some very small dings around the bowl.
  • Length: 4.40 in./111.76 mm.
  • Weight: 1.00 oz./28.35 g.
  • Bowl Height: 1.63 in./41.40 mm.
  • Chamber Depth: 1.30 in./33.02 mm.
  • Chamber Diameter: 0.75 in./19.05 mm.
  • Outside Diameter: 1.18 in./29.97 mm.
  • Stem Material: Vulcanite
  • Filter: None
  • Shape: Blowfish
  • Finish: Smooth
  • Material: Briar
  • Country: Japan

About This Pipe

This is, hands down, the tiniest Ikebana I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful little freehand, though the fact that is a freehand design, a Blowfish namely, only seems to emphasize just how diminutive it is - typically when you see a pipe this small, you expect it to be a Dunhill Group 1 of straightforward English design. Aside from some very fine shaping, it also packs a whole lot of grain into such a limited volume, with both flanks covered in birdseye, and lovely bands of flame grain right down the middle both above and below.

- Eric N. Squires

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