Museum number:
| APM 15.559 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| Chinese knot, characters |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van grijze steengoed met zeskantige ketel met gebolde bovenzijde en manchetrand. Ketel overgang naar zijkanten dubbele concentrische ring met band met gestempelde ruitvormen. Ketel zijkanten centraal gestempelde Chinese knoop of zegel met Chinese karakters. Ketelhouder van roodkoper met ijzeren stam. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Weight | 58 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | hexagon |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | gray |
| Other materials | copper, iron (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempels, ketel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Ferry Bertholet |
| China, antiekhandel, 1999 |
Exhibition
| Enschede, Natuurmuseum, tentoonstelling "Drugs, je lust of je leven", april-september 2000. |
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