Museum number:
| APM 13.711 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met knopvormige ketel met bolle buitenrand en oplopende bovenzijde met roodkoperen ketel. Onversierd. Ketel buitenrand tweemaal een dubbele Chinese karakter. Ketel onderzijde messing ketelhouder en roodkoperen steel. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) | |
| Weight | 52 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | bud shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | gray |
| Other materials | brass, copper (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempel, ketel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Mae Sai, Thailand, Mengrai antique |
| Birma, antiekhandel, 1992 |
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