Museum number:
| APM 11.991a |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium damper |
Keyword:
| opium bowl, plain |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met lage komvormige onderzijde, met vlakke bovenzijde met tuitvormige ketel. Ketel onderzijde ingedrukt merk van twee karakters. Messing ketelhouder met loodvulsel en messing insteeksteel. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) | |
| Weight | 39 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | disk shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | black |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | twee karakters (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 283 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| Catalogus veiling The House of Pipes, parts III & IV, Phillips, 1990, Plate XI. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Roken op z'n Chinees", 7 november - 24 december 1993. |
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