Circa 1900 Small Chinese "Red Pill" Opium Pipe with Beautiful Glass Mouth Piece

Circa 1900 small Chinese "red pill" opium pipe. This example has a bamboo stem and brass bowl with beautiful blue glass mouth piece made to resemble jasper. This type of pipe was often used to smoke 'hong wan' or 'red pills' – a potent combination of heroin or morphine that hit the streets after the 1906 opium smoking Prohibition in China.

Circa 1900

Approximately 6-5/8" in length; 1/4" in diameter; Bowl: 7/8" x 1/2"

Bamboo, glass, brass

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This is from a smoking accessories collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJX10 LAAEX7/16 SAAEX12/16

7 (Very Fine): The pipe shows minor to moderate wear, the glass mouth piece is removable, brass shows overall handsome patina.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.