Featured Mystery Item-Chinese ?

Here's a fun piece to speculate on-have a go ? Shouldn't be too hard for most of you experienced Antiquers.Hmm.......can't figure out how to put answer below pics.Well You'll know what is when you see the last 2 pics.Now all i have to do is scrounge/buy the other 6 pieces .

 

I can probably find/make the bamboo stem pipe-the other items a bit more ??? The Jadeite End Plug & Tip maybe at a jewelry store/convention 'Findings' section.The little decorative rings also spice it up-but not essential.
The Bowl is a bit more problematic,ceramic generally,they will sometimes show on up Ebay,but even the most basic 'Picker' will have an idea of what they are & price accordingly.

 

One of many projects-tough to give your children up !

 

Definitely a recreational item... for sure! I would not take it thru a customs search as I am sure some of the recreational residues is still present!

 

Arent the jewels more a Tibetan thing ? I know what Id have used it for! in the bad old days.

 

Looks like an opium pipe.

 

Yes, it is an opium pipe. @kyratango is our opium pipe specialist.

 

This combination of stones is very Chinese. You've probably seen a similar row of semi-precious stones on those long Chinese nail guards, which used to be popular as brooches.

 

That's a nice find, and authentic to my eyes!
Now, as to find or adapt lacking parts is another challenge... Once you know how things look like, you may find a damper described as incence burner
The mouth piece and end have to be fit to the stem...
May be described as small cane handle or small round jade stand
Don't trust anything listed as "opium"
Happy hunting to you

 

My layout:

 

Beautiful, kyra! Is that gorgeous tray Vietnamese?

 

Thank you!
Yes, Vietnamese

 

And here I was going to say a flute. LOL Goes to show how much I know about such things.

 

I'm gettin woozy just lookin at it !!!!

 

I guess yer just a babe in the woods.....when it comes to hard drug paraphernalia !

* not a bad thing...mind you *

 

Kyrgyzstan- Beautiful paraphernalia (oops-I meant to say Objet d' Art). Thank you deeply for the search words-excellent way to begin my quest,and yes-it seems that everyone thinks they have an Opium Pipe (instead of Gramp's burnt-out corncob pipe).
There's a fairly informative site on this subject-'The Amsterdam Pipe Museum' (where else ? ). We also like 'Bug Jewelry',esp Victorian Aesthetic Movement kind.
Any Jewel-Is there a symbolic significance to the 5 Stones found on Chinese Items (Chakras,etc) ?
Thanks all for giving me a Big Hand-the Hunts afoot !

 

Yep, but I am an old lady in the woods now. LOL

 

We were too busy in Amsterdam with Vermeer,Rembrandt,Van Gogh,Food and great Dutch and Belgium Beers,but I regret not going into one of the numerous 'Coffee Shops' and bloviating to the kids about seeing Hendrix in '68 in San Francisco-might've gotten some free refreshments ?

 

-and I'm an Old Man wishing he was back in the woods !

 

Traditionally the Chinese considered many semi-precious stones as varieties of jade, so to the maker it could have been a row of different coloured jades.

Stones have healing properties in traditional Chinese medicine, but I don't think that was the intention here. The different stones could even have conflicting properties.