Engraved Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Origin - Czechoslovakia Print: 24 x 35 (wxh

Print: 24 x 35 (wxh cms)

these trunks naturally repel moths and other pests while preserving delicate silk

this is a timeless example of Chinese provincial furniture

intentionally distressed finish

Engraved Paktong Chinese Water Pipe - Ca 1900 Origin - Czechoslovakia Print: 24 x 35 (wxhThis Chinese nickel paktong water pipe would have been used to smoke tobacco & opium. The engravings depict scrolls and flowers on a background of clouds. 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