Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Throws celebrating over a millennium of

celebrating over a millennium of ceramic craftsmanship

5 x H54 cm

Expertly hand-carved from solid wood

highlighting the depth of the carving and the natural grain of the wood

119 x 20 x 50 (wxdxh cms)

Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Throws celebrating over a millennium ofThis Chinese nickel paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. The inlay is in celluloid. 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 decorative pipes are a piece of