Museum number:

APM 12.654

Subcollection:

opiumpijpen

Title:

opium pipe bowl

Keyword:

opium damper, landscape

Description:

Opium pipe bowl or damper made of stoneware with four beveled sides and swiveled corners, the surfaces in relief four representations of natural landscape, mountain landscape with houses, a reed group and six characters. Top side a protruding circular middle section with a button edge on the partition and central the bowl for burning the opium. Brass holder with short stem. Bowl top a brass rim. Painting enamel in red, green, blue and brown on the relief.

Date:

Period 1850 - 1900


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight5,5 cm
Diameter5,8 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type insteekpijp
Pipe shape vierkant
Materialsteengoed, yixing (ceramiek)
Techniquegeperst
Colourrood
Other materialsmessing (metaal)
Finish schilderemail, meerkleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentAzië
Region InternationalOost-Azië
CountryChina
Mark (karakters) (reliëf, ketel)
Acquisition
Year 1991
Provenance Parijs, Dominique Delalande, Louvre des antiquaires
Londen, Paul Bentley, <1982-1990
Londen, Jermynstreet, Astley's, <1930-1950>
Londen, collectie William Astley, c. 1920
Comments
Merken: 福雲烟。 湘渔?作  (Fuyun opium, made by Xiang Yu (?)]
Literature
Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 206, afb 218. Dit exemplaar (rechts op standaard).
Exhibition
Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Roken op z'n Chinees", 7 november - 24 december 1993.
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013.

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