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ATTRIBUTED TO NAKANISHI YŌSETSU 中西養拙 (1841–1923)
A bamboo rhizome scepter Japan, Meiji (1868–1912) or Taisho
(1912–1926) era, late 19th–early 20th century
The slender scepter carved as a group of five stems of lotus, two
with unfurling leaves, one with a lotus bud, and the two tallest each
with blossoming flowers, the stems bound together in a formal knot
with a grass tie
With a wooden tomobako storage box
16in (40.7cm) long
US$18,000 - 25,000
A native of Kumamoto, where this piece was acquired, Nakanishi
Yōsetsu specialized in bamboo carvings and is best known for his
utensils for sencha and his okimono (ornaments) in the form of crabs.
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