Museum number:
| APM 19.248 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Chinese characters |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van metaal met komvormige ketel, ronde onderzijde en rechte insteeksteel. Steel rondom gegoten intaglio Chinese karakters tussen meanderband. Oorspronkelijke bamboe steel (ingekort) met gebrande geometrische decoratie, eenvoudig messing mondstuk. |
Date:
| Period | 1900 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 20.67 in (52.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bowl shape |
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellowish |
| Other materials | bamboo (wood) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | South Korea |
Acquisition
| Year | 2008 |
| Provenance | Parijs, antiekhandel Village Suisse |
| Korea, reissouvenir, c. 1998 |
Comments
| In Korea worden dergelijke pijpen aangeduid met gom bang dae. |
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