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Two poor Chinese opium smokers. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 19th century.
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25053i
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1 painting : gouache ; image 15.6 x 23.5 cm
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Wellcome Collection 25053i
Notes
One of two paintings showing two rich and two poor opium smokers respectively
Type/Technique
Gouaches
Paintings
Subjects
Opium
Opium abuse
Smoking
Chinese
Smoking paraphernalia
Drug paraphernalia
Social classes
China
19th century
China
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