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Opium Pipe

1800s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)
Medium
wood, ivory and silver and enamel ferrules
Measurements
Overall: 61.6 cm (24 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.593
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A long reddish-brown wooden opium pipe terminates in ivory caps ringed by patterned dark-blue bands. Toward our right, an ornate silver mount features raised scrollwork and inset green and red stones, supporting a bulbous bowl with a silver funnel-shaped opening. A small carved figure perches on the stem just past the silver. The pipe's smooth wood contrasts with the intricate metalwork and pale ivory ends.

Opium Pipe

1800s

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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