Museum number:
| APM 15.952 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| shrub bamboo |
Description:
| Opiumpijpenkop van steengoed met achtkante schijfvormige ketel, de boven- en onderzijde licht gebold. Ketel bovenzijde in bruin op zwarte achtergrond struik bamboe. Hoogglanzend gepolijst. Ketel onderzijde groep met gestempelde makersmerken. Ketelhouder en steel van roodkoper. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.95 in (7.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | disk shape |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | pressed material |
| Colour | black |
| Other materials | copper (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempels, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Rob Clarke |
| China, provincie Hunan, antiekhandel, 2000 |
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