Museum number:

APM 1.110

Subcollection:

opium pipes

Title:

opium pipe

Keyword:

dragons between network

Description:

Opium pipe made of bone with long slightly conical tube shape consisting of six segments of bone with stylized dragons between a network and deepened background. Under the saddle smooth track with four characters, end piece geometric knot. Saddle of hammered silver with lying stylized dragon surrounded by some clouds.

Date:

Period 1880 - 1920


Dimensions:

GeneralLength23.03 in (58.5 cm)
Diameter0.87 in (2.2 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape tubular
Materialanimal bone (animal material)
Techniquecarved
Colouryellowish white
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAsia
Region internationalEast Asia
CountryChina
Acquisition
Year 1997
Provenance Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's
Literature
Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 129, foto 81. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013.

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