λ A JAPANESE MEIJI BAMBOO OPIUM PIPE
Japan, ca. 1868 - 1912

The long, upward-curving bamboo cane fitted with a bone or marine ivory mouthpiece and a bowl made of different copper-inlaid brass plaques, the lateral ones designed as fish with thick scales, the centre near the furnace with concentric circles of fretwork and geometric motifs, standing on a wooden presentation stand.

52.5cm long

Provenance: UK diplomatic family collection since the early 20th century.

For a similar example recently sold in the auction market, please see Zacke (Austria), Asian Art Discoveries, 20 January 2023, lot 1158.

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