Oil painting of a man smoking an opium pipe, Europe
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| Caption | Oil painting of a man smoking an opium pipe, Europe. This painting of a man smoking an opium pipe used to hang in the opium den run by Ah Sing (d 1890), in New Court, Victoria Street, London. Opium, a highly addictive drug made from the poppy plant, was used medicinally as a pain killer and to cause sleep but was also smoked socially for its hallucinating and euphoric effects. Contributors: Science Museum, London. Work ID: rea6yb6q. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | unknown |
| Credit | Science Museum, London |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
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