Museum number:
| APM 12.702 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe bowl |
Keyword:
| opium damper, pumpkin shape |
Description:
Opium pipe bowl or damper made of porcelain with round, convex pumpkin bowl, a small funnel shaped chauldron on the top, on a brass holder with short brass stem. Mould seam horizontally over the middle of the bowl. Painting in under glaze blue of imaginary characters and around the bowl opening a circular field with whole and half flower motifs in saving technique. |
Date:
| Period | 1800 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
| Diameter | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 1.89 in (4.8 cm) |
| Width | 2.4 in (6.1 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | pumpkin shape |
| Material | porcelain (ceramic) |
| Technique | slip cast |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | glazuur, blauw |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Vernaison, marché aux puces |
| Parijs, antiekhandel, 1991 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 75, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 75, foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, De attributen van de opiumschuiver. Amsterdam, 1997. afb 13. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 171, afb 168. Dit exemplaar. |
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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