The Art of Opium Antiques

The Art of Opium Antiques
Author: Steven Martin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2007
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:


Download The Art of Opium Antiques Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Explores an aspect of opium that has largely been ignored--the art and accoutrements associated with opium smoking that reached a pinnacle in nineteenth-century China and in Chinese communities abroad, from Saigon to Singapore to San Francisco.


The Art of Opium Antiques
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: Steven Martin
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Explores an aspect of opium that has largely been ignored--the art and accoutrements associated with opium smoking that reached a pinnacle in nineteenth-century
Opium Fiend
Language: en
Pages: 417
Authors: Steven Martin
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-26 - Publisher: Villard

GET EBOOK

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A renowned authority on the secret world of opium recounts his descent into ruinous obsession with one of the world’s oldest and mos
Things Chinese
Language: en
Pages: 644
Authors: Ronald G. Knapp
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-03 - Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

GET EBOOK

China's art objects and traditionally manufactured products have long been sought by collectors--from porcelains and silk fabrics to furniture and even the lacq
Fengshui in China
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Ole Bruun
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-03-31 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

GET EBOOK

For well over a century, Chinese fengshui, or "geomancy," has interested Western laymen and scholars. Today, hundreds of popular manuals claim to use its princi
Opium Culture
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Peter Lee
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

GET EBOOK

In "Opium Culture," Peter Lee presents a fascinating narrative that covers every aspect of the art and craft of opium use. The text is studded with gems of long