Lot no. 227
OPIUM PIPE
with a bamboo shaft and veined serpentine mouthpiece, with silver-plated rings carved with sinograms and "shou" (longevity) characters. The terracotta stove is decorated with sinograms. The brass and copper plate decorated with an inscription, sinograms in Zhuanshu and a small green glass cabochon. The copper stopper with small brass ornaments.
Vietnam, circa 1900.
A CARVED BAMBOO AND SPINACH JADE OPIUM PIPE, VIETNAM, CA. 1900.
LONG. 61,9 CM (24 3/8 IN.)
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Asian Art
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