Lot Essay
A fine example of Hashimoto's ability to lacquer wood to simulate the nodes, streaks and speckling of bamboo.
Details
PIPECASE, (MUSOZUTSU TYPE), BAMBOO NODES
Lacquer with silver mounts, signed Hashiichi [Hashimoto Ichizo]
(1817-1882)
8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm.) long, chip on interior case
Lacquer with silver mounts, signed Hashiichi [Hashimoto Ichizo]
(1817-1882)
8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm.) long, chip on interior case
Literature
Raymond Bushell, 'Kizerzutsu: The Japanese Pipe Case', Arts of Asia, November-December, 1980, fig. 38