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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Sago Tea Scoop browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Wood: Pre 1920: item # 843171 Please refer to our stock # MOR2502 when inquiring.
The Kura 16-1 ShimoWakakusa-Cho Murasakino Kita-ku Kyoto 603-8234 tel.81-75-432-6980 Guest Book 325.00 |
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| A minutely carved image of a bat cirling over a planted pine-bonsai in the light of the moon just showing through the dark clouded sky. The piece is cut from a round of susu-take, bamboo taken from a roof which is stained a rich amber from a century or more of smoke. The light color on top forming the clouds is a natural rope mark where the smoke did not penetrate to the wood (the bamboo would have been secured to the beams with a rope). A fine carving, the bamboo is 7 inches (18 cm) long, 2 inches (4.5 cm) wide and in fine condition. Sago are used for scooping tea in the Sencha tea tradition. The Japanese hold Susu-take in high regard as it is not something which can be easily reproduced, it comes only from ancient homes and takes a century to create. | |||||||||
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