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Smoking Pipe Collection (#2)

"Embracing Tradition: A Journey through Time with the Smoking Pipe" Step into the enchanting world of the Harem, where tea is savored and stories unfold

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Smoking Sea Captain, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Smoking Sea Captain, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Smoking Sea Captain, n.d

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Marquis Claes Lagergren (1853-1930) in eastern costume smoking a hookah. Creator: Guillaume Berggren

Marquis Claes Lagergren (1853-1930) in eastern costume smoking a hookah. Creator: Guillaume Berggren
Marquis Claes Lagergren (1853-1930) in eastern costume smoking a hookah

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: A smoke, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

A smoke, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A smoke, c1905. Two Crow Indians in Montana, sitting on the ground, one is smoking a pipe

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Pipe Smoking, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Pipe Smoking, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pipe Smoking, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Manchu smoking a pipe, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov

Manchu smoking a pipe, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Manchu smoking a pipe, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Carlo Battaglia in 1980 (photo)

Carlo Battaglia in 1980 (photo)
3823150 Carlo Battaglia in 1980 (photo) by Battaglia, Carlo (c.1600-c.64); (add.info.: Venice, 1980. Italian artist Carlo Battaglia at the 43rd Venice Biennale / Venezia, 1980)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Anthropomorphism, 'Tommy Atkins', 1905

Anthropomorphism, "Tommy Atkins", 1905

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Innocents and Card Sharpers: A Game of Piquet, 1861 (oil on board)

Innocents and Card Sharpers: A Game of Piquet, 1861 (oil on board)
NGW185766 Innocents and Card Sharpers: A Game of Piquet, 1861 (oil on board) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91) (after)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: A Moroccan family in front of an arch, father standing, mother lower left on the ground ho... 1862

A Moroccan family in front of an arch, father standing, mother lower left on the ground ho... 1862
A Moroccan family in front of an arch, father standing, mother lower left on the ground holding a child, 1862

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest, Oregon, 1939

Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note social security number tattooed on his arm. Oregon

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Carpenter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans

Carpenter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Carpenter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Maori Character Study, c. 1927 (silver gelatin print)

Maori Character Study, c. 1927 (silver gelatin print)
MGS272389 Maori Character Study, c.1927 (silver gelatin print) by Garlick, Una (1883-1951); 10x7.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: photographer was Eunice Harriett Garlick)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Flemish Interior, from Revue Fantaisiste, 1856. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin

Flemish Interior, from Revue Fantaisiste, 1856. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
Flemish Interior, from Revue Fantaisiste, 1856

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Flemish Interior, 1856. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin

Flemish Interior, 1856. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
Flemish Interior, 1856

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Clay Pipe, c. 1938. Creator: Manuel G. Runyan

Clay Pipe, c. 1938. Creator: Manuel G. Runyan
Clay Pipe, c. 1938

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Pipe, c. 1938. Creator: Manuel G. Runyan

Pipe, c. 1938. Creator: Manuel G. Runyan
Pipe, c. 1938

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Smoker, 1917. Creator: Genin, Robert (1884-1941)

Smoker, 1917. Creator: Genin, Robert (1884-1941)
Smoker, 1917. Found in the Collection of the Stiftung Im Obersteg

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Man Smoking a Pipe. Self-Portrait, 1650. Creator: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)

Man Smoking a Pipe. Self-Portrait, 1650. Creator: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)
Man Smoking a Pipe. Self-Portrait, 1650. Found in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: View of Futakawa (Futakawa no zu) (colour woodblock print)

View of Futakawa (Futakawa no zu) (colour woodblock print)
5043860 View of Futakawa (Futakawa no zu) (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: No)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Iris Laevigata (Kakitsubata) (colour woodblock print)

Iris Laevigata (Kakitsubata) (colour woodblock print)
5043764 Iris Laevigata (Kakitsubata) (colour woodblock print) by Koryusai, Isoda (1735-90); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Two lovers beside a lantern, paper screens, lantern)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Two courtesans and a young man under a mosquito net (colour woodblock print)

Two courtesans and a young man under a mosquito net (colour woodblock print)
5043955 Two courtesans and a young man under a mosquito net (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Part of a triptych)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: A Midnight Modern Conversation, illustration from Hogarth Restored

A Midnight Modern Conversation, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451178 A Midnight Modern Conversation, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: The Scorer (William Davies of Brighton) 1842 (oil on canvas)

The Scorer (William Davies of Brighton) 1842 (oil on canvas)
BBC193301 The Scorer (William Davies of Brighton) 1842 (oil on canvas) by Henwood, Thomas (fl.1840-58); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Caricature of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) on Elba, c. 1814-15 (coloured engraving)

Caricature of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) on Elba, c. 1814-15 (coloured engraving)
CHT217252 Caricature of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) on Elba, c.1814-15 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (repousse enamel) (see 207217 for pair)

Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (repousse enamel) (see 207217 for pair)
PFR207219 Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (repousse enamel) (see 207217 for pair) by Chinese School (18th century); 51.5x40 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Hussars and Infantry of the Duke of Brunswick Oelss Corps

Hussars and Infantry of the Duke of Brunswick Oelss Corps
NAM254145 Hussars and Infantry of the Duke of Brunswick Oelss Corps, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Harvest Time, 1878 (oil on canvas)

Harvest Time, 1878 (oil on canvas)
EDI187977 Harvest Time, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Julien (1851-1910); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Pere Fournaise, 1875 (oil on canvas)

Pere Fournaise, 1875 (oil on canvas)
CLK339825 PAre Fournaise, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 56.2x47 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Gentleman smoking pipe and walking pig! Christmas Card (chromolitho)

Gentleman smoking pipe and walking pig! Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730966 Gentleman smoking pipe and walking pig! Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gentleman smoking pipe and walking pig)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: A shepherd posing at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain (b / w photo)

A shepherd posing at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain (b / w photo)
STC247574 A shepherd posing at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Apothecaries, Taylors & Co. conquering France and Spain (hand-coloured etching)

Apothecaries, Taylors & Co. conquering France and Spain (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193430 Apothecaries, Taylors & Co. conquering France and Spain (hand-coloured etching) by English School, (18th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Mitsuke: Tenry? River View (Mitsuke, Tenry?gawa zu) (colour woodblock print)

Mitsuke: Tenry? River View (Mitsuke, Tenry?gawa zu) (colour woodblock print)
5043805 Mitsuke: Tenry? River View (Mitsuke, Tenry?gawa zu) (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Ferry at Rokug? River (colour woodblock print)

Ferry at Rokug? River (colour woodblock print)
5043774 Ferry at Rokug? River (colour woodblock print) by Kiyonaga, Torii (1752-1815); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: One of diptych. three girls in a boat)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Winter Night, 1890

Winter Night, 1890
1574605 Winter Night, 1890 by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929); (add.info.: Street scene on winter night, elderly man with stick and wearing a coat)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (enamel repousse) (see 207219 for pair)

Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (enamel repousse) (see 207219 for pair)
PFR207217 Imperial Canton panel, Qianlong period, 1736-95 (enamel repousse) (see 207219 for pair) by Chinese School (18th century); 51.5x40 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: A typical 49er prospector of the California Gold Rush of 1849

A typical 49er prospector of the California Gold Rush of 1849
PNP245887 A typical 49er prospector of the California Gold Rush of 1849 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Self-Portrait, c. 1912 (pen & ink on paper)

Self-Portrait, c. 1912 (pen & ink on paper)
SNM288780 Self-Portrait, c.1912 (pen & ink on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; eSwedish National Art Museum; Swedish, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Street Breakfast engraved by G. Hunt, 1825 (engraving)

Street Breakfast engraved by G. Hunt, 1825 (engraving)
STC149888 Street Breakfast engraved by G.Hunt, 1825 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: P. 355-1945 Scene 8, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c

P. 355-1945 Scene 8, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c
FIT71359 P.355-1945 Scene 8, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c.1797 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.6x25.4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: No. 55, K?do: Cormorant Fishing Boats on the Nagae River (K

No. 55, K?do: Cormorant Fishing Boats on the Nagae River (K
5044023 No. 55, K?do: Cormorant Fishing Boats on the Nagae River (K?do, Nagaegawa ukaibune) (colour woodblock print) by Eisen, Keisai (Ikeda Yoshinobu) (1790-1848); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Actor Segawa Kikunojo (colour woodblock print)

Actor Segawa Kikunojo (colour woodblock print)
5043886 Actor Segawa Kikunojo (colour woodblock print) by Shuncho, Katsukawa (fl.1783-1821); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: The Fifth Month (Satsuki) (colour woodblock print)

The Fifth Month (Satsuki) (colour woodblock print)
5043732 The Fifth Month (Satsuki) (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: One of triptych)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub

Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub
2962521 Apothecaries, Taylors, etc. conquering France and Spain, pub. 1779 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Harvest Time, 1878 (oil on canvas)

Harvest Time, 1878 (oil on canvas)
476693 Harvest Time, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Julien (1851-1910); 46.3x60.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Temps de Moisson.); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Comical Dogs, 1836 (oil on canvas)

Comical Dogs, 1836 (oil on canvas)
BBC197626 Comical Dogs, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: Parody of the Story of Chao Fu (colour woodblock print)

Parody of the Story of Chao Fu (colour woodblock print)
5043748 Parody of the Story of Chao Fu (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Standing figure with pipe and water-buffalo)

Background imageSmoking Pipe Collection: A Sale of English Beauties in the East Indies, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving)

A Sale of English Beauties in the East Indies, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving)
3035659 A Sale of English Beauties in the East Indies, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)




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"Embracing Tradition: A Journey through Time with the Smoking Pipe" Step into the enchanting world of the Harem, where tea is savored and stories unfold. In this captivating portrait by Ernst Rudolf, an old lady with glasses and a traditional facial tattoo delicately holds a smoking pipe, her eyes filled with wisdom. Traveling to Longji in Guangxi, China, we encounter an elderly man immersed in his own thoughts as he enjoys the soothing embrace of his beloved pipe. The smoke dances around him like whispers from ancient times. Venturing further to Morocco, we witness a family gathered in front of an arch. The father stands tall while the mother sits gracefully on the ground, her pipe creating ethereal swirls that blend seamlessly with their rich cultural heritage. In another scene captured by Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo in 1862, an intense exchange unfolds between a European man and an African caboceer. Amidst this tense moment lies a subtle detail - both men share a common love for their pipes; perhaps reminding us that even amidst differences, connections can be found. Journeying back to Surinam during its plantation era depicted by Jules Ferrario's illustrations from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne circa 1820s-30s; we catch glimpses of enslaved individuals finding solace in their pipes amid harsh circumstances. Their resilience shines through as they carry on despite adversity. Fast forward to Oregon in 1939 when Dorothea Lange captures an unemployed lumber worker accompanied by his wife during bean harvest season. His trusty pipe serves as both companion and source of comfort during uncertain times – a silent reminder that strength can be found within simplicity. Walker Evans' lens transports us to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1935 where carpentry skills are honed under watchful eyes adorned with tobacco-stained mustaches. The smoking pipe becomes a symbol of craftsmanship and dedication.