Museum number:
| APM 15.585 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe |
Keyword:
| ivory button with mouse |
Description:
Opium pipe made of bamboo with a straight tube shape, painted with an imitation tortoise decor. Finger button of ivory with crescent shape on which a carved mouse between the grass. Saddle of pakton (Chinese silver) with rectangular shape on which a checked pane carries the weighted cuff for the damper. Stem end pakton straps and ivory disc shaped caps. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 23.82 in (60.5 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.02 in (2.6 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | tubular |
| Material | bamboo (wood) |
| Technique | painted |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | paktong (metal), ivory (animal material) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1985-1999 |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, c. 1985 |
Comments
| De muis is een zogenaamde doormouse (shrew) of bergrat. |
Literature
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 125, foto 76. Dit exemplaar. Idem, p 145, afb 102. Pommel. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
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