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Opium Pipe

1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
lacquer with silver and gold inlay
Measurements
Overall: 56.8 cm (22 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.582
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A black lacquer pipe features a long cylindrical stem and a drum-shaped bowl with a carved lid. Silver and gold inlaid shapes piece together patterns and figures along the dark surface, while gold Chinese characters run toward the left end. The bowl sits near the right end, where the stem tapers toward a band of light green jade. Resting diagonally, the pipe casts a soft shadow against a neutral gray background.

Opium Pipe

1800s

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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