mounted in the centre with a hardwood section carved in high relief with two confronting dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the cast bronze front section with aquatic creatures in a lotus pond, the rear section with precious objects, the ten-lobed bowl in the form of opium bud, inscribed "de he long zao" 清 十八世紀 鑄銅木雕大煙管 “德合隆造” 款Dimensions: 58.5cm longProvenance: Collection of the late Norman Rodd, NSW. The Alfred Barton Collection of Chinese Bronzes. Albert Barton was an ordained priest working in Hong Kong in the 1940s. He mainly collected religious artefacts from different cultures, this collection was on loan to National Gallery of Victoria in 1964, also exhibited in Perth in 1973 and 1975. Alfred Barton died in 1982. Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Arts, Sydney, Australia. 新南威爾士 Norman Rodd舊藏。 Alfred Barton 中國銅器收藏。Albert Barton 1940 年代作為神父在香港工作。他主要收集來自不同文化的宗教文物。該系列於 1964 年曾借給維多利亞國家美術館展出，並於 1973 年和 1975 年在珀斯展出。Alfred Barton於 1982 年去世。 Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis 亞洲藝術，悉尼，澳大利亞。