The Art of Opium Antiques
by Steven Martin
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The Art of Opium Antiques explores an aspect of opium that has largely been ignored ? the art and accoutrements associated with opium smoking that reached a pinnacle in nineteenth-century China and in Chinese communities abroad, from Saigon to Singapore to San Francisco. For a culture as ancient and rich as that of China, it should come as no surprise that once opium smoking was introduced, the custom would develop its own uniquely Chinese paraphernalia. Over the span of four hundred years, show more the smoking of opium in China evolved from simple tools and techniques to sophisticated accoutrements. Richly illustrated with photographs of the author's antique collection along with rarely seen historical photographs, The Art of Opium Antiques reveals the remarkable artistry of opium-smoking paraphernalia, including elaborate opium pipes, delicate opium lamps, ornate pipe-bowls, and myriad accoutrements once used for smoking the narcotic. These visually stunning and eminently collectible relics are wonderfully evocative of the romantic Orient of old. show lessTags
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amyblue The Art of Opium Antiques is the book the author wrote before becoming addicted to opium; Opium Fiend is the book about both his collecting and his addiction. It's nice to have the former on hand when you're reading the latter, because he spends a fair amount describing the antiques, but you need the pictures to really visualize it.
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