Spirit Way, 1871
‘Man smokes a pipe next to the stone animals along the road to the Ming Tombs’, Spirit Way near Beijing, China 1871-72 Spirit Way, China 1860 Spirit Way, China present day
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Foochow Singing Women, 1870
‘Foochow Singing Women’ with water pipe on table by Lai Afong, Fuzhou ,China, 1870
Historical Hemp Buddha, 6th Century
‘Historical Buddha Sculpture’, made from a wood and metal wire frame wrapped in hemp cloth soaked in lacquer with glass and traces of pigment and gilding on the coating. China, Sui or early Tang dynasty (late 6th or early 7th Read More …
Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me
Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, his arms are raised above his head and he is holding a fly whisk used during meditation. He is either yelling or laughing. Copper Kozuka by Toshiyuki 1800’s Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Read More …
Hualin Temple Monks, 1869
Monks relax while playing a game, water pipes can be seen sitting on the table. Hualin Temple, Canton(Guangzhou), China. 1869
Opium Capital Punishment, 1937
‘Three Chinese men about to be executed because their opium rehabilitation in prison hasn’t had any effect’ Beijing, China 1937
Women and Child Preparing Hemp, 1905-1930
“Women and child preparing hemp”, in China between 1905-1930
The Immortal Cannabis Goddess
Immortal Magu, Qing Dynasty (18th century) ink and watercolor on silk Magu: The Immortal Cannabis Goddess In Chinese mythology, a immortal Taoist xian is the protector of women, the Goddess of longevity and is able to brew the Read More …
A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map, 1813
Untitled watercolor by Anon, 1820. Captioned – A European, probably Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825), in Indian dress, smoking a hookah and watching a nautch in his house at Delhi. A British Surgeon puts Ganjah on the Medical Map In Read More …
I Think I’m Learning Chinese, I Really Think So…
I think I’m learning Chinese, I think I’m learning Chinese, I really think so… Today we are not only going to learn a Chinese symbol but actually understand it! Better yet its the symbol for Hemp… Although the symbol has Read More …