Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Finish - Grey Lacquer Tribal Necklace From Rajasthan

Tribal Necklace From Rajasthan

This rustic sideboard is made from an old farmhouse grain store

This is a lovingly carved reproduction piece carved in the traditional way by Indian craftsmen

The process is commonly known as cire perdue

Cloisonne & Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Finish - Grey Lacquer Tribal Necklace From RajasthanThis 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 Insects and porcelain 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