Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Stools 90 x 58 x 64

90 x 58 x 64  cms ( w x d x h)

Date: 1820€“1840

Using traditional cobalt blue underglaze techniques that have been refined over centuries

however they are made from reclaimed teakwood which is salvaged from old buildings in South India

often referred to as Jaisalmer stone

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Stools 90 x 58 x 64The 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. Heated opium or tobacco was placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipeIt is made from an alloy of copper zinc and nickel. These decorative pipes are a piece of social history, and they are extremely decorative and look great in a