This pipe has been made of the same pakton alloy although the material is slightly greyer. APM 19.611 Detail pa-kong APM 19.611 Factory marks APM 19.611 This makes it a pipe to be smoked at home, so it has no point of suspension to attach it to the belt. ![]() Our example measures 55 centimetres in height. These pipes are normally larger and more impressive than the water pipe in a container together with its tobacco box. This pipe, called pa-kong, is believed to date from the eighteenth century and continues to be produced into the twentieth century. Next to the more current water pipe described above, a longer, self-standing variety exists which is said to be developed earlier. But for sure, this very practical smoking instrument is not for anything else than smoking tobacco.Īmsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 19.616 A remarkable pakton pipe In order to stimulate the sale the name opium pipe has been introduced and is in current use now all over the world. Thereafter production continues for the tourist market, even nowadays, although the craftsmanship is no more than a shadow of the past. The fashion for these pipes emerges in the 1820’s and doesn’t disappear for a century. Many of these Chinese water pipes are signed, not by the maker but on request of the shopkeeper or trader who sold the pipe. This example has a décor of a pastoral scene, a girl with fan on one side, a man walking in an overwhelming landscape on the other side. Chinese landscapes are popular, in combination with characters that express poetic thoughts. After finishing the objects are generally engraved, especially on the surface of the container. The metal is worked with great craftsmanship, especially the welded joints. The material is not very sensible to oxidation, but in the course of many years the shine vanishes. The Chinese call it white copper, but when polished it has the shine of silver. The material is pakton, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. Pakton water pipe APM 19.616 Engraving waterpipe APM 19.616 Parts waterpipe APM 19.616 With a sting or chain the whole set can be attached to the belt of the user. In between two small holes hold the utensils, like the tongues and a needle combined with a brush on top. This two-parted pipe fits into the container that holds on the other half the tobacco box, mostly cylindrical with a flat lid. The other, shorter tube is the pipe bowl, in fact a separate part that has a longer tube downwards, ending under the water level. The most essential is the pipe with the long, bent pipe stem and a water reservoir at the bottom. In a box or container various objects are incorporated. In fact it is not only a pipe, but a complete smoking set. ![]() This pipe can be called the most typical Chinese tobacco pipe, although in the antique trade always designated as opium pipe. They all originate from China, although their shape and appearance differs, making an interesting comparison. In this issue of the Newsletter we like to present three water pipes, recent acquisitions. ![]() Of course these are the warm and dry, dusty areas where the use of a water pipe for cooling and filtering the smoke is relevant. Even linguistically there is a main division, not known in our regions, distinguishing the dry and the wet pipe. In many places around the world two main types of pipes are known: the traditional smoking pipe and the water pipe.
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