Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Planters & Wastepaper Bins and delicately shaped capitals—gives the

and delicately shaped capitals—gives the piece a rich sense of history and texture

where proportion and craftsmanship were valued over excessive ornamentation

Wrought Iron Candlestick From Rajasthan

These chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries

Mongolian Cabinets were usually made from locally sourced wood

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Planters & Wastepaper Bins and delicately shaped capitals—gives theThis Chinese cloisonne & paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. It is constructed from a copper, zinc, and nickel alloy. Heated opium or tobacco would be placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipe The first Opium war was triggered by the Qing dynasty's campaign against the British merchants who sold opium to Chinese merchants. Many Chinese people were addicted to it. These