China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). One carved from tortoiseshell with a stoneware bowl and a metal mouthpiece. Another of black wood with incised decorations, the end pieces of bone. The last of red-lacquered wood, the mouthpiece of ivory and the bowl of pewter.
Condition: The tortoiseshell pipe with some minor wear, chips and cracks. The wood pipe with some wear, the bowl is missing. The lacquered pipe with a large split and some general wear. Provenance: German private collection.