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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9577804, member: 8267&quot;]There is a tradition in China and Japan of using natural wood forms, such as burls, as decorative objects for contemplation as well as furnishings.</p><p><br /></p><p>This object, currently listed on ebay, is described as a pipe. It has a similar fitting on one end -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]461692[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461693[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/284457317831?hash=item423afa35c7:g:OBsAAOSwZGJcZENo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/284457317831?hash=item423afa35c7:g:OBsAAOSwZGJcZENo" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/284457317831?hash=item423afa35c7:g:OBsAAOSwZGJcZENo</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But it is hard to imagine either object actually being used as a smoking pipe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit - unless there was a separate bowl that attached at the metal fitting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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