5023 - Chinese water pipe with calligraphy, Qing Dynasty, porcelain and metal,

Chinese water pipe with calligraphy, Qing Dynasty, porcelain and metal, Exceptional Chinese water pipe with a cylindrical porcelain body, underglaze blue painting, and elaborate metal mountings. The white-glazed body is decorated with Chinese characters, floral motifs, and geometric ornaments. This historic smoking device features a long, curved metal tube and a separately attached pipe bowl. The combination of porcelain and metal, along with its traditional construction, makes this object an interesting collector’s item representing Chinese smoking culture. • Origin: China, presumably the Qing Dynasty\ • Date: Presumably 19th century\ • Material: Porcelain with metal mountings\ • Decoration: Underglaze blue Chinese characters and floral ornaments\ • Cylindrical water reservoir with crackle glaze\ • Long, curved metal smoking tube\ • Separate pipe bowl with chain fastener\ • Metal trim on the base and body\ • Three small feet on the bottom\ • Traditional Chinese smoking device Dimensions: Height of the body approx. 12.5 cm, length of the separate pipe stem approx. 21 cm.