Antique Chinese 19th Century Porcelain Opium Pot

Antique Chinese 19th Century Porcelain Opium Smoking Pot. A beautiful ceramic opium pot fit with a copper neck, rim, and high arching handle. The body of the vessel is enveloped in a white glaze with blue-painted details, such as a lotus flower surrounding the rim, as well as 4 lines of Chinese text and an abstract, phytomorphic motif on the body. The second rim on the side of the shoulder would function for one to insert a straw and smoke the opium tar. There is a illegible mark on the bottom of the pot. Size: 3.5" in diameter x 3" H Age: Late Qing/ Early Republic (1860-1920) Condition is excellent with wear and patinization commensurate with age