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   What is a Chinese opium pipe?

   • The Chinese style of opium pipe, called the yen tsiang, or ‘smoking pistol’, and its accouterments are the focus of this website. A typical Chinese pipe consists of a hollow shaft of bamboo, ivory, or other material, about 35-50 cm long, with a fitting for a detachable pipe bowl at the end or partway down the shaft.

   What is – and is not – an opium pipe… – The Opium Pipe

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   What does opium pipe look like?

   • The northern-style opium pipe, fully assembled, doesn’t have a saddle or a length of bamboo extending past the bowl – instead, it has a mount at the end: This mount, usually of ivory or jade, is very often carved into the shape of a fist, giving it the appearance of clenching onto the bowl.

   Anatomy of an opium pipe – The Opium Pipe

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   What is a Persian opium pipe?

   • The Persian style of opium pipe, called a vafoor, is somewhat similar. It typically consists of a hollow shaft of hardwood, shorter than a Chinese pipe, with a clay bowl at the end with a brass fitting. The opium is vaporized using a smoldering piece of charcoal, held with tongs close to the bowl.

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   How is opium vaporized?

   • The opium is vaporized using a smoldering piece of charcoal, held with tongs close to the bowl. Some sources point out that in the Persian opium-smoking culture, another type of pipe existed that was more like the Chinese pipe, as it was designed for use over oil lamps. There are two forms of water pipe that are often labelled as opium pipes.

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   What is the difference between Chinese opium pipe & yen Tsiang?

   • The differences in overall design largely come down to what is used as a steady heat source – a vegetable oil lamp, or a piece of charcoal. The Chinese style of opium pipe, called the yen tsiang, or ‘smoking pistol’, and its accouterments are the focus of this website.

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   What were opium pipes made of?

   • 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.

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2. theopiumpipe.com › what-is-and-is-not-an-opium-pipeWhat is – and is not – an opium pipe… – The Opium Pipe

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   Chinese Opium Smoker. The Chinese style of opium pipe, called the yen tsiang, or ‘smoking pistol’, and its accouterments are the focus of this website. A typical Chinese pipe consists of a hollow shaft of bamboo, ivory, or other material, about 35-50 cm long, with a fitting for a detachable pipe bowl at the end or partway down the shaft.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Opium_pipeOpium pipe - Wikipedia

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   An opium pipe is a pipe designed for the evaporation and inhalation of opium. True opium pipes allow for the opiate to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an opium lamp.

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   Dec 15, 2023 · Questions about the materials of the opium pipe on view in Objects of Addiction led to a collaborative investigation by curatorial, objects conservation, and conservation science staff.

6. medium.com › the-awl › the-lost-art-of-opium-smokingThe Lost Art Of Opium Smoking: An Interview With Author ...

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   Jan 24, 2013 · Another reason for the stereotype was the design of the Chinese opium pipe, which used an oil lamp as a heating source to vaporize the opium.

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   The northern-style opium pipe, fully assembled, doesn’t have a saddle or a length of bamboo extending past the bowl – instead, it has a mount at the end: Typical northern Chinese style pipe, assembled. This mount, usually of ivory or jade, is very often carved into the shape of a fist, giving it the appearance of clenching onto the bowl.

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   Put very simply the opium trade arose from a serious trade imbalance resulting from the importation of tea and other luxury goods from China into Britain. China only accepted silver in payment for tea, and since it proved difficult to find commodities that the nearly self-sufficient Chinese wanted, Britain became alarmed at the outward flow of ...

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    The most celebrated bamboo came from Hunan in the far south of China, and in Chinese descriptions of opium smoking you can often find “the Hunanese mottled bamboo pipe” instead of just ‘the pipe’ or ‘the bamboo pipe’.