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Opium Pipe

1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
lacquer, copper ferrules, and porcelain bowl
Measurements
Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.598
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The stem terminates in the shape of a closed hand holding a green porcelain bowl.
A lacquer and porcelain opium pipe features a long, dark cylindrical stem mottled with reddish-orange. At the lower right, a green glazed porcelain bowl is sculpted into a hand clutching a rounded bulb. Ornate copper bands secure the stem to the bowl and a matching green mouthpiece cap. The hand's detailed fingers support the bulb's reflective surface, which shows a small chip missing from the upper right edge.

Opium Pipe

1800s

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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