Museum number:

APM 15.057

Subcollection:

etnografische pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

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 facetted top edge in which a needle with a brush and tweezers, between the tools a scalloped plate with an eye to which a chain with cap for the stem and green cord with clothes hook and tassel. Yellow-toothed pakton, the box lined with green shark skin.

Date:

Period 1850 - 1900


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight24 cm
Width8,4 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type steelpijp
Pipe shape cilindrisch
Materialpaktong (metaal)
Techniquegegoten metaal
Colourgeel, groen
Other materialsroggenhuid (dierlijk materiaal)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentAzië
Region InternationalOost-Azië
CountryChina
Acquisition
Year 1990
Provenance Knowle, veilinghuis Phillips Midlands, 1990
Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989
Comments
Vgl. APM 22.259 soortgelijke waterpijp.Stichting Pijpenkabinet, ansichtkaart, 1998.
Literature
Georges F. Vandalis (Georges E. Vandalis), Water Pipes. Athene, 2000. t.o. p 90. Dit exemplaar.
Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 119, foto 63. 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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