Water Pipe

83-32-1

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 83-32-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 1900-1983
Section Asian
Materials Brass
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Brass water pipe with three cleaning tools. Sub-rectangular bowl with lidded water-hole at one end and stem and spout at other. In center of bowl, two tweezers and a rod are inset into bowl body. Curved stem. Bowl is decorated with incised floral design. Tweezers are decorated with stamped and incised designs. There is an inscription on the underside of the circular lid.

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1983

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