Reunion of three paktong and cloisonné enamel water pipes, two of which are complete (instruments may have been brought back), one decorated with flower petal reserves on a black background, the second with a thousand-flower design on a turquoise background, and the last with butterflies among blossoming flowers in reserves surrounded at the top and bottom by friezes of flowers on a black background. China, 20th century. - Also included: An incomplete paktong pipe with incised decoration of scholar's objects and birds.

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