Brass and woodwork pipe. Bowl of pipe is egg-shaped of smoothly finished wood upper edge finished with brass. Carved wooden stem fits into brass stem. Area at the joining is stepped in size.
Brass bowl with nose ears eyes mouth with thin brass pipestem inserted. Brass chain affixed to bottom of bowl ornamented with 3 groups of 3 beads and terminating in a thin saber-like piece of wood 2.5" long.
pipe-like object probably an incense holder or burner; pounded silver inlay decoration -- square and curly-Q on stem cloud or fungus symbol on bottom of bowl. Hinged lid has hole at point of connection to stem and hole under stem. Stem has 2 long…
Three tobacco (?) pipes made from sections of copper or copper alloy and slightly curved with the concave portion being on the side with the pipe stem. A: Long pipe made from eleven sections of brass-colored copper sections which have been soldered…
International Examiner features 22 Japanese American businesses as part of a series that looks at Seattle Asian small businesses. Compiled by the Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and Ken Mochizuki.