Framed Prints
Framed Print of Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig. 4. Having disposed of his costly garments, the victim next sells his furniture, and at a ruinous sacrifice obtains the means for further indulgence...Fig. 5...[his] means being all exhausted, he becomes dependent upon his wife and child, who support him by the scanty wages obtained by winding silk...Fig. 6....disease and misery have done their work, premature death has seized its prey. The wife and brother mourn over the body laid out on a mat...sticks of incense and rice cakes are presented as an offering to the dead...The engravings show the views of the Chinese themselves as to the evil effects which follow opium-smoking. Reliable witnesses assure us that these illustrations are by no means exaggerated...We cannot but regard it as a blot on the character of our East Indian Government [ie the British East India Company] that for purposes of revenue it should be engaged in cultivating and selling a drug which, invaluable as a medicinal agent, is so antagonistic to the weal of all who employ it as an indulgence. Every well-wisher of his fellow-men must sincerely desire the suppression of a traffic which carries destitution and death into so many Chinese families'. From Illustrated London News, 1858. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 36353629
Abacus Addict Addiction Arithmetic Child Labour Controversial Controversy Dead Body Desperate Desperation Drug Drugs East India Company Funeral Grief Grieving Husband Husbandry Incense Mathematical Instrument Mathematics Maths Opium Opium Den Opium Pipe Pipe Possessions Sell Seller Selling Silk Industry Textile Industry Textile Worker Textiles Worker Tobacco Pipe Weaver Wives Women At Work
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 16.4cm x 24.4cm (6.5" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
