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The couple are lying sideways on either end of a long pillow. Between them there is a tray with several jars and a lamp. The woman is resting on her left arm, and her right hand is holding an opium pipe attached with an ornament. The man is lighting opium through the lamp.
Oriental Museum Collection, Durham University
Durham
Title
A Man and Woman Smoking Opium
Date
19th C
Medium
soapstone
Measurements
H 3.5 x W 9 x D 14.2 cm
Accession number
DUROM.1960.3541
Work type
Sculpture
Oriental Museum Collection, Durham University
Elvet Hill, Durham, County Durham DH1 3TH England
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