Pipe Smoking Monkey, 1891

‘Pipe Smoking Monkey’, engraving by Maki Pipazik from the cover of ‘Az Én Újságom’ (My Paper) A Weekly publication for children in Budapest, December 6, 1891

Reclining Woman with Waterpipe, 1891

Reclining woman with waterpipe photographed by Sébah & Joaillier in Constantinople, Turkey 1891    

Cannabis Woodblock Print, 1891

Hand colored woodblock print of Cannabis from ‘Senshu no Hana’ (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers) by Kono Bairei in 1891      

The Intoxicating Twain of Hasheesh, 1865

“I think these hundreds of princely costumes are changed every fifteen minutes during half the night; splendid pageants are filing about the stage constantly, yet one seems never to see the same dress twice. The final grand transformation scene is Read More …