The Art of Opium Antiques
Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books, 2007. Softcover. Brown and color illustrated wraps with tan lettering; 125 pp; profusely illustrated throughout in mostly color. VG. Item #181119
ISBN: 9789749511220
Collections of antique opium paraphernalia. Featuring some 100 full-color photographs of the author's collection and ten rarely seen historical photographs, this text provides a fascinating look at the custom of opium smoking and the highly imaginative paraphernalia and accoutrements associated with it, whose artistic sophistication peaked in the 19th century in China and Chinese communities abroad, from Saigon to Singapore to San Francisco. Contents include: Opium in China : an ancient narcotic meets a culture of artisans -- Opium abroad : the poppy accompanies the Chinese diaspora -- Opium smoking technique -- Wood : the opium pipe -- Earth : the opium pipe-bowl -- Fire : the opium lamp -- Metal & water : the opium tray, porcelain pillow, and other opium-smoking accoutrements -- The ban : opium becomes lost to history.
Photographs by Paul Lakatos.
OCLC: 181159858
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