Museum number:

APM 12.725

Subcollection:

opiumpijpen

Title:

opiumpijp

Keyword:

opium pipe

Description:

Opium pipe made of wood (fruitwood, presumably pear) with tubular shape with a large diameter closed with ivory nozzle with teat-shaped profile and end piece with a Chinese character on the flat side. The wood of the pipe support cut a dragon's head that functions as the finger support with green glass eyes (imitation emeralds) in a silver setting, two circumferential constricted rings give the impression that the pipe is made of bamboo. Six-sided saddle in gilded brass with a swinging dragon behind a sun symbol depicted as a jewel. Holder for the bowl eight-sided and with panels engraved and without cuff.

Date:

Period 1870 - 1910


Dimensions:

GeneralLength65 cm
Diameter5,8 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type buisvorm
Materialhout
Techniquegesneden
Colourbruin
Other materialsivoor (dierlijk materiaal)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentAzië
Region InternationalOost-Azië
CountryChina
Acquisition
Year 1991
Provenance Amsterdam, Paul Rutten, kunsthandelaar
Marseille, particulier bezit, <1980-1990
Comments
Vgl. APM 12.725bis de ketel.
Literature
Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 75, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar.
Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 124, foto 74. Dit exemplaar. Idem, p 147, afb 104. Pommel. Idem, p 149, afb 106. Eindstuk.
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.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013.

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