Museum number:
| APM 14.739 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| seated Buddha |
Description:
Opium pipe damper made of stoneware with figural shape placed on cuff with a brass holder with short straight stem. Damper a sitting Buddha with prayer cord in the right hand, the bowl lined with copper in the belly of the person. Bowl rear three groups of stamped Chinese characters, two in rectangular frame. Mould in two parts. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 2.01 in (5.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | stoneware, yixing (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | gray |
| Other materials | copper (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
| Mark | Chinese karakters (stempel, ketel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1997 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Rob Clarke |
| China, Yunnan (zuidwesten), 1997 |
Literature
| Don Duco, De attributen van de opiumschuiver. Amsterdam, 1997. afb 12. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 169, afb 162. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
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