Title
Chinese smoking opium
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
China
Dimension
Image size: 8.8 x 13.8 cm
Accession No.
1999-02433
Collection of
This postcard shows some Chinese smoking opium, or "Fumatori di Oppio" in Italian, as seen in the caption. In 19th-century China, opium smoking was accepted as a social grace throughout society. To both the elite and the poor, offering a guest an opium pipe was likened to serving tea.
