[X] IVORY OPIUM PIPE

[X] IVORY OPIUM PIPE
China, Around 1900
Ivory tubular barrel with three sections joined together by screws also made of ivory. Sculpted stopper of a putai He Shang, Master of Zen. White metal plate.
Dimensions (shaft) : L: 54 cm - D: 2 cm
(cracks)
Provenance: Former collection of Luis Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988), Portuguese politician, third secretary of the Portuguese legation in Beijing from 1925 to 1931 and later Portuguese ambassador to Washington from 1950 to 1961, the year in which John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), whom he met, became President of the United States of America.
Note: The purchaser will receive the original invoice attesting to the provenance.

A 'HE SHANG' BUDAI IVORY OPIUM PIPE
China, Circa 1900 Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.