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The stems of opium pipes were usually made from bamboo, but other materials such as ivory and silver were used. Pipe-bowls were typically a type of ceramic, such as blue and white porcelain. Sometimes opium pipe-bowls were carved from more valuable materials such as jade. [2]
Dec 15, 2023 · The opium pipe entered the collections as part of a large bequest by Harvard alumnus Grenville Winthrop, an influential early collector of Chinese art in the United States.
The Daoguang Emperor appointed Lin Zexu to halt the illicit trade in Guangdong. In 1839 he ordered 20,000 chests of foreign opium to be destroyed. In a climate of escalating incidents and claiming they deserved compensation for the opium, the British initiated the First Opium War (1839—42).
The stems of opium pipes were usually made from bamboo, but other materials were used such as ivory, silver and jade, to name a few. Pipe-bowls were typically some type of ceramic, including Yixing clay and blue and white porcelain.
In a climate of escalating incidents and claiming they deserved compensation for the opium, the British initiated the First Opium War (1839—42). China lost and was forced to temporarily open five ports to foreign merchants and to permit the territorial concession of Hong Kong.
Heated opium or tobacco was placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipe. It is made from stainless white metal alloy with enamelled flowers and foliage engraved onto it. Opium was medicinally used for pain relief and inducing sleep.
Jun 26, 2018 · The first war began in 1839, as the British fought to maintain control of opium trafficking, eventually resulting in their control of Hong Kong. The influx of opium from the British is largely blamed for addiction problems in the following decades, as British ships exported over half a million pounds of opium into China.
