Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Indo Dutch The repousse work is mostly

The repousse work is mostly repeating floral designs with a lotus petal design on the base

This was later changed to the sacrifice of bulls hence the significance of this piece

the panel features intricate geometric and floral latticework framed by a cusped arch design

gentle wear

This very decorative leather-covered camphor wood trunk dates from the early part of the 19th century

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Indo Dutch The repousse work is mostlyThis antique Chinese cloisonne & paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. It is constructed from a copper, zinc, and nickel alloy called paktong and has cloisonne work depicting floral scenes and dates to the 1900's. 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