Miniature smoking set with carrying case pipe holder, pipe and charcoal tongs. A: Maroon colored lacquer carrying box rectangular shaped with a cut out on one side in shape of a fan. Smaller box attached insdie and has a hole icenter. The interior is black lacquer. Square shaped handel extends the full length of the box. An actual smoking set would have charcoal in open section of the box. B: Pipe holder, L: 1.25", made of hollow bamboo and first in th ehole inside the box. C: Miniature pipe, L; 3", made of wood with a metal bowl. The stem is painted red with gold on one end. The bowl is painted gold. This represents a pipe for smoking tobacco. D & E: Miniature charcoal tongs, 2" long, made of metal painted gold. Consists of two sticks with curved ends.

1998.054.013