Museum number:
| APM 15.774 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| stamped motifs |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met schijfvorm met licht gebolde ketel, komcormige onderzijde, de uitstekende rand vijfmaal omgeslagen. Ketel bovenzijde concentrische ringen en gestempelde motiefjes. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.68 in (6.8 cm) | |
| Weight | 47 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | disk shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | brown |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Ferry Bertholet |
| China, antiekhandel, 1999 |
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