Museum number:
| APM 14.587 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe |
Keyword:
| opium pipe with turtle |
Description:
Opium pipe made of bamboo with tubular shape lined with tortoise, the end pieces trimmed with brass rings in which enamel inlays in blue, turquoise and pink-red, twisted ivory end pieces. Brass saddle with square base with swiveled corners on which the cylinder with oval shape including contoured edge. Original damper. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 22.83 in (58 cm) |
| Diameter | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | tubular |
| Material | bamboo (wood) |
| Technique | miscellaneous |
| Colour | yellow, brown |
| Other materials | tortoise shell, ivory (animal material), brass (metal) |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's, lot 371 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 14.587bis bijbehorende ketel. |
Literature
| Don Duco, De attributen van de opiumschuiver. Amsterdam, 1997. afb 7. Dit exemplaar. |
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 126, foto 77. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, 1999-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, opiumvitrine, v.a. 2013. |
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