![]() ![]() The lid ring that was devised for this pipe bowl is very inventive but extremely laborious. The struggle in the production of this pipe especially comes into view when the silver mounting had to be made. The corners of the eyes were applied at the same time as the red in the mouth, so the painter only had to lift the brush once. The red corners of the eyes are subtle, emphasizing the lion's bloodthirsty character. In this case semi-natural colors have been chosen that give the animal its realism, although the color of the skin is a bit on the yellow side in our view, some more brown might have been appropriate. Porcelain is impenetrable and retains its appearance so that the painting always remains fresh. It provided a bright result that was not affected by the discoloration of the surface, as with the clay pipe. Painting of porcelain pipes was common from the very beginning. For example, notice the mane that is modeled as large locks, not really naturalistic. The modeling is unexpected and attractive, but also somewhat rigid and therefore rather artificial. The base shows the lion with the front legs raised in front of it, the top half of the lion's head acts as the lid of the pipe. The pipe bowl itself falls into two parts. This remarkable figural tobacco pipe represents a lion, to be precise a half-lion because the head and front legs are depicted in the pipe bowl, the body of the animal bends in the stem and is truncated there. The tobacco pipe discussed here is a good example of the porcelain maker's struggle to arrive at a usable and original product. In addition, because porcelain pipes are of great luxury, the consumer expects them to be suitably mounted with a lid and cuff rim, and attaching metal to the porcelain is another hurdle. Even when the porcelain mass is plastic enough for modeling, the adventure is still challenging. This is understandable because china clay is quite difficult as a material to work with. ![]() Designing figural porcelain pipes was not always easy for the earliest porcelain makers. ![]()
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