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- Both a work of art and a functional object, the pipe is on view for the first time since the museums acquired it in 1943. The pipe enjoys pride of place in Objects of Addiction because it bridges two of the exhibition’s main concerns: the 19th-century opium trade and the Harvard Art Museums’ early collecting of Chinese art.
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Sep 15, 2023 · Investigating the Materials of a Chinese Opium Pipe. December 15, 2023. Questions about the materials of the opium pipe on view in Objects of Addiction led to a collaborative investigation by curatorial, objects conservation, and conservation science staff.
- Investigating the Materials of a Chinese Opium Pipe
The pipe enjoys pride of place in Objects of Addiction...
- Investigating the Materials of a Chinese Opium Pipe
The opium poppy (papaver somniferum) contains the alkaloid morphine, which alleviates pain and stress and can produce feelings of euphoria.
Dec 15, 2023 · The pipe enjoys pride of place in Objects of Addiction because it bridges two of the exhibition’s main concerns: the 19th-century opium trade and the Harvard Art Museums’ early collecting of Chinese art.
Sep 14, 2023 · The pipe, she notes, is both an “example of something that was used in the consumption of opium, but also a collected art object,” bridging the exhibition’s themes.
Opium and Chinese art—acquired through both legal and illicit means—had profound effects on the global economy, cultural landscape, and education, and in the case of opium on public health and immigration, that still reverberate today.
Oct 3, 2023 · “Objects of Addiction” greets visitors with an overview of the context of the opium trade, outlining the interconnected histories of China, the United States, and Europe in the sales of...
Sep 10, 2023 · Objects of Addiction explores the entwined histories of the opium trade and the Chinese art market between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. Opium and Chinese art, acquired through both legal and illicit means, had profound effects on the global economy, cultural landscape, and education—and in the case of opium, on public health and ...
