Chinese Carved Bamboo Incense Tube

A slim yellow-toned tube wrapped in flowery patterns, capped with a black tip.

This carved bamboo incense tube is from China. Bamboo is a natural tube already hollow, and Chinese craftsmen cut and carve it into containers, with the surface often engraved with landscapes, plants or calligraphy. A tall, narrow cylinder with a warm honey-colored surface carved or engraved in dense floral scrolls and small figures. Dark caps finish both ends, and the pattern runs continuously from top to base. It is 5 inches long and 0.7 in diameter.

A skinny little cylinder with a crowd of flowers.