Title
View of a Chinese man smoking opium
Year/Period
c. 1920
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: L13.7cm X W8.7cm
Accession No.
1991-00354
Collection of
As the opium trade flourished in the late 19th century, opium addiction grew and continued to be widespread at the start of the 20th century. Chinese coolies took to smoking opium to relieve their fatigued bodies from the back-breaking work, or simply as a form of escape from their harsh lives.
