Water pipe, for smoking opium or tobacco, made of stainless white metal alloy, Chinese, 1801-1830. Opium is an extremely powerful drug. Heated opium or tobacco was placed in the lidded …

An opium pipe is a pipe designed for the evaporation and inhalation of opium. True opium pipes allow for the opiate to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an …

2023年12月15日 · Questions about the materials of the opium pipe on view in Objects of Addiction led to a collaborative investigation by curatorial, objects conservation, and …

In 1839 he ordered 20,000 chests of foreign opium to be destroyed. In a climate of escalating incidents and claiming they deserved compensation for the opium, the British initiated the First …

Most opium pipes were made from bamboo, metal, and clay, but more expensive examples such as the one shown on the next page had ivory, tortoiseshell, or horn stems and were prized by …

What is an Opium Pipe? Ah, this truly is an object of lovesickness. -Yang Enshou. Centuries ago, on the periphery of imperial China, the art of vaporizing the milk of the poppy began to take …

2015年9月21日 · Authentic antique opium pipes and smoking paraphernalia have become a popular, albeit rare collectible. In this blog we are featuring these artifacts along with some …

2019年1月18日 · Opium Pipe, 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Wood with ivory and silver decoration; overall: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of...

The materials chosen in the creation of opium pipes and accessories served both aesthetic and functional goals. At the height of the late Qing era, when opium-smoking was practiced across …

2023年12月5日 · Opium Pipe. Accession Number: 2023.12.5 . Opium use spiked in 18th- century China when Britain and other Western countries traded the drug. At that time, opium was …