Museum number:
| APM 15.058 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Chinese water pipe |
Description:
Water pipe made of pakton (Chinese silver) consisting of a rectangular box in which a pipe with ascending curved stem and rectangular water reservoir and a rectangular tobacco box with valve cover, between both two holders with rounded top edge containing smoke instruments. Between the tool an eye with a cord with a cap for the stem and a sawed-open plate. Lid tobacco box inside four rows of Chinese characters. White paktong, the box with enamel-cloisonné in multicolour depicting vases with and without prune branches, a scroll, a table, tripod and other objects. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 11.22 in (28.5 cm) |
| Width | 2.8 in (7.1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | paktong (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | fabric (fabric) |
| Finish | email-cloisonné, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Knowle, veilinghuis Phillips Midlands, 1990 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart, 1998. |
Literature
| Georges F. Vandalis (Georges E. Vandalis), Water Pipes. Athens, 2000. t.o. p 90 en 112. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 119, foto 64. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Roken op z'n Chinees", 7 november - 24 december 1993. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, overloop, vitrine Azië, v.a. 2001. |
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