Museum number:
| APM 15.772 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| circular inscription of characters |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met schijfvorm ketel, de onderzijde komvormig, de bovenzijde oplopend, op verzwaarde manchetring. Ketel bovenzijde rondlopend opschrift in karakters, met crème klei ingevuld. Ketelinterieur van roodkoper. Ketel onderzijde drie ingedrukte stempels. Messing ketelhouder en stam. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.28 in (5.8 cm) | |
| Weight | 87 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | disk shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | black |
| 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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