Museum number:
| APM 15.777 |
Subcollection:
| opiumpijpen |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| landscape with man with buffalo |
Description:
Opium damper made of stoneware with round disc shape damper with cuff band. Bowl top a medallion in cream with painting in black of a landscape in which a man with a buffalo wades through the river, bamboo bush on the right, above the mountains a group of Chinese characters. Bowl bottom four groups with stamped marks of Chinese characters. Mounting with silver bowl holder and stem with three groups of stamped silver marks of Chinese characters. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 4,7 cm |
| Diameter | 7,4 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insteekpijp |
| Pipe shape | schijfvorm |
| Material | steengoed, yixing (ceramiek) |
| Technique | gedraaid (pottenbakkersschijf) |
| Colour | bruin |
| Other materials | zilver (metaal) |
| Finish | glazuur, crème, zwart |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Azië |
| Region International | Oost-Azië |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempels, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2000 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Rob Clarke |
| China, provincie Hunan, antiekhandel, 1999 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 160, foto 135. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Keramische hoogstandjes voor opiumschuivers. AmsterdamTribale kunst, 9/4, 2021. p 30, foto 3. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 2000-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email






