Museum number:
| APM 15.557 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| standing stripes, concentric rings |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met schijfvormige ketel met licht conische bovenzijde en vlakke onderzijde. Roodkoperen inzetketel. Ketel buitenrand baan ingedrukte geometrische decoratie van staande streepjes en concentrische ringen. Ketel onderzijde groep karaktermerken. Ketelhouder en stam van messing. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.52 in (6.4 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) | |
| Weight | 82 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | disk shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| 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 onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Ferry Bertholet |
| China, antiekhandel, 1999 |
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