Museum number:
| APM 16.871bis |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain, square stem ends |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van zilver en bamboe, zogenaamde kiseru met kleine trechtervormige ketel op rechte vierzijdig afgevlakte steelaanzet. Bruim bamboe roer met knoop, mondstuk van zilver met vierzijdige aanzet overgaand in dun rond steeleind met mondstuk. Onversierd. Sterke gebruikssporen. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 8.27 in (21 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 0.59 in (1.5 cm) |
| Width | 0.43 in (1.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 7.87 in (20 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | kiseru |
| Material | silver (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | bamboo (wood) |
| Other colours | brown |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | Japan |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, veilinghuis Christie's, lot 61 |
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