Wooden model of two opium smokers, a man and a woman, on a kang bed. The figures are reclining on headrests, with legs crossed and resting on square stools. The man is smoking a pipe, with the woman inserting opium paste into the pipe using a long needle. Between them is a tray with a lamp, a long needle and two opium vials. Behind the tray is a pot on a stove.
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