Museum number:
| APM 14.737 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| concentric rings |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met bolle vorm waaraan conische manchet. Concentrische ring waaronder vier dubbele halve cirkels. Ingesnoerde ring over de manchet. Ketel onderhelft vier groepen van twee Chinese karakters. Ketelinzet van roodkoper. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Weight | 27 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | gray |
| Other materials | copper (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempel, ketel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Rob Clarke |
| China, Yunnan (zuidwesten), 1997 |
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