Museum number:

APM 12.725

Subcollection:

opium pipes

Title:

opium pipe

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:

GeneralLength25.59 in (65 cm)
Diameter2.28 in (5.8 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type tubular pipe
Materialwood
Techniquecarved
Colourbrown
Other materialsivory (animal material)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentAsia
Region internationalEast Asia
CountryChina
Acquisition
Year 1991
Provenance Amsterdam, Paul Rutten, kunsthandelaar
Marseille, particulier bezit, <1980-1990
Comments
Vgl. APM 12.725bis de ketel.
Literature
Benedict Goes (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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