Included in this lot we have a collection of Chinese hand painted decorative cylinder storage tubes originating from the late 1800's. The collection consists of seven cylinders with varying heights. The decorative tubes display hand painted red base with gold characters. The sides of the storage cylinders display embossed Chinese characters. The pieces are designed for paper storage and use as decorations. The tubes where imported from China with one showing a wax seal. The piece show good condition for their age with some wear across the tubes. The largest measures 30" long by 3 1/4" in diameter with the smallest measuring 14 3/4" long.