Museum number:

APM 1.110

Subcollection:

opiumpijpen

Title:

opiumpijp

Keyword:

dragons between network

Description:

Opium pipe made of bone with long slightly conical tube shape consisting of six segments of bone with stylized dragons between a network and deepened background. Under the saddle smooth track with four characters, end piece geometric knot. Saddle of hammered silver with lying stylized dragon surrounded by some clouds.

Date:

Period 1880 - 1920


Dimensions:

GeneralLength58,5 cm
Diameter2,2 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type insteekpijp
Pipe shape buisvorm
Materialdierenbot (dierlijk materiaal)
Techniquegesneden
Colourgeelwit
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentAzië
Region InternationalOost-Azië
CountryChina
Acquisition
Year 1997
Provenance Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's
Literature
Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 129, foto 81. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013.

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