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Pipe smoking was never more popular then in 18th and 19th century Japan <span style="font-size:small">(in the 1840s nine million pounds of pipe tobacco shipped to Edo annually for retail consumption).</span>  It was shared by all classes, both sexes and was integrated into every private and public aspect of Japanese life, even the quintessential Japanese tea ceremony.  Pipes and accessories were crafted by farmers and workers in their spare time for personal use, by ordinary craftsman for common use and by the finest of artisans for the wealthy.  Today Japanese tobacciana of that past era is highly collectable both as tobacciana and as among the finest examples of Japanese lacquer, metal and small sculpture work.  Most pieces sell in the three figure range but four and five figures are common, and six figures not unheard of.  Articles have been written focusing on Japanese pipes and accessories as object d'art and on the artists/artisans that made them, but the emphasis of this paper will be on the artifacts of pipe smoking in 18th and 19th century Japan, and the terminology, development and integration of the same into the national culture.  A glossary and bibliography focused on English language publications are provided as appendices.    The pipes and accessories illustrated in this paper (double click on the indicated links) are absent advise otherwise, from my own collection and generally date to the 19th century.  Given the spectacular pieces in the collections of others my initial intention was to use those, but upon reflection I have decided to use my far more modest pieces for the further purpose of showing what may be collected today on a limited budget.  Lastly,  a personal confession and explanation.  I have a most difficult time remembering and keeping all the various Japanese names and terms in their proper places.  Repeated repetition has helped me in this regard and I have used that devise herein.  For those impossible readers who get things straight, and remember, at a glance, my apologies and jealousy.  One other house keeping matter, for footnote/aside matters I use the convention of placing such in the main text within parenthesis using a smaller font.
Pipe smoking was never more popular then in 18th and 19th century Japan <span style="font-size:small">(in the 1840s nine million pounds of pipe tobacco shipped to Edo annually for retail consumption).</span>  It was shared by all classes, both sexes and was integrated into every private and public aspect of Japanese life, even the quintessential Japanese tea ceremony.  Pipes and accessories were crafted by farmers and workers in their spare time for personal use, by ordinary craftsman for common use and by the finest of artisans for the wealthy.  Today Japanese tobacciana of that past era is highly collectable both as tobacciana and as among the finest examples of Japanese lacquer, metal and small sculpture work.  Most pieces sell in the three figure range but four and five figures are common, and six figures not unheard of.  Articles have been written focusing on Japanese pipes and accessories as object d'art and on the artists/artisans that made them, but the emphasis of this paper will be on the artifacts of pipe smoking in 18th and 19th century Japan, and the terminology, development and integration of the same into the national culture.  A glossary and bibliography focused on English language publications are provided as appendices.    The pipes and accessories illustrated in this paper (double click on the indicated links) are absent advise otherwise, from my own collection and generally date to the 19th century.  Given the spectacular pieces in the collections of others my initial intention was to use those, but upon reflection I have decided to use my far more modest pieces for the further purpose of showing what may be collected today on a limited budget.  Lastly,  a personal confession and explanation.  I have a most difficult time remembering and keeping all the various Japanese names and terms in their proper places.  Repeated repetition has helped me in this regard and I have used that devise herein.  For those impossible readers who get things straight, and remember, at a glance, my apologies and jealousy.  One other house keeping matter, for footnote/aside matters I use the convention of placing such in the main text within parenthesis using a smaller font.


'''Japanese Tobacco (kizami-tabako).''' Tobacco, in the form of cigars, was introduced into Japan in the 16th century by  European traders, probably around 1561, and it appears that there were tobacco dealers in Japan as early as 1576.  The initial reaction appears to have been one of horrified curiosity:
'''Japanese Tobacco (kizami-tabako).''' Tobacco, in the form of cigars, was introduced into Japan in the 16th century by  European traders, probably around 1561, and it appears that there were tobacco dealers in Japan as early as 1576.  The initial reaction appears to have been one of horrified curiosity:
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Initially,  Japanese smokers prepared their own tobacco with households having their own special knives and shredding boards.  But with the increasing official acceptance during the 17th century, specialized shops took over this function.  There were a number of preparation styles and there were shops in every city devoted exclusively to preparing kizami-tabako and of course selling it in tatohgami, folded paper pouches  <span style="font-size:small">(in modern day Japan tatohshi rather then tatohgami is the commonly used term).</span> These shops as early as the late 16th century were distinguished by their distinctive, kaban, shop signs. By the 18th century beyond the shops, there were retail tobacco salesmen that went door-to-door as well as street peddlers hawking tobacco.   
Initially,  Japanese smokers prepared their own tobacco with households having their own special knives and shredding boards.  But with the increasing official acceptance during the 17th century, specialized shops took over this function.  There were a number of preparation styles and there were shops in every city devoted exclusively to preparing kizami-tabako and of course selling it in tatohgami, folded paper pouches  <span style="font-size:small">(in modern day Japan tatohshi rather then tatohgami is the commonly used term).</span> These shops as early as the late 16th century were distinguished by their distinctive, kaban, shop signs. By the 18th century beyond the shops, there were retail tobacco salesmen that went door-to-door as well as street peddlers hawking tobacco.   
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