Smoke blowing - Ensui

Japanese: 煙吹 - えんすい
Smoke blowing - Ensui

...The small kiseru with a fire bowl that is commonly used today was invented around the Tenpo period (1830-1844).
[China]
In the common Chinese language (Mandarin, National Language) where the Beijing dialect is the standard language, it is called a "smoke bag," but in the southern regions, such as Canton, it is called a "smoke tube," and in the Minnan dialect most commonly used in Taiwan, it is called a "smoke blow." However, a knives for smoking opium is called a "smoke gun," etc.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chimney blowing" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…今日一般に用いられている火皿の小さいきせるは,天保(1830‐44)ころに考案されたものである。
[中国]
 北京方言を標準語とする中国の民族共通語(普通話,国語)では〈煙袋〉というが,南部地方たとえば広東では〈煙筒〉といい,台湾で最も通用している閩南(びんなん)語では〈煙吹〉という。ただし,アヘン吸飲用のきせるは〈烟鎗〉などと称している。…

※「煙吹」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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