Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Material - Roheda Wood The central panels are burr

The central panels are burr zelkova (red elm)

Built for everyday life in rural China

The single eyelet at the top allows for suspension via a cord or chain

Carved Teak Dowry Chest - Majus From Kutch

Supplied with a strong hanger

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Material - Roheda Wood The central panels are burrThis Chinese cloisonne & paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. It is constructed from a copper, zinc, and nickel alloy. Heated opium or tobacco would be placed in the lidded well of this ornate water pipe and the fumes were inhaled through the pipe The 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. These