Museum number:
| APM 15.946 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| octagon |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met schijfvorm ketel met achtkante buitenrand en licht gebolde boven- en onderzijde. Ketel zijkant tussen gestempelde geometrische banden langs de boven- en onderrand om en om gestempeld merkteken. Ketelinzet van roodkoper. Messing ketelhouder met stam. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.93 in (4.9 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | disk shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | pressed material |
| Colour | gray |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempels, ketel zij) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Rob Clarke |
| China, provincie Hunan, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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