Cane, Japanese Komai, Nunome, C. 1890
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Description
This bamboo cane or walking stick is topped with a gold inlaid head, done in Nunome style where a precious metal is inlaid into a base. The sides are done in flower and leaf decoration with the top depicting a mountain beside a rising sun.
Condition
Weight (Lbs): 0.75
Height (In.): 34.50"
Width (In.): 1"
Depth (In.): 1"
Size: 483.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Komai
Material: Brass. Silver, Gold, Bamboo
Date: C. 1890
Provenance:
Condition: Some wear to the bamboo, extremely minor losses to the back on which the gold is inlaid. Light patination
History: The Komai family worked as a sword furniture maker in Kyoto for generations. Though the Komai firm is believed to had been founded in 1841 by Komai Seibei, it was during the time of Komai Otojiro, regarded as the first-generation proprietor, that the workshop initially produced works displaying the renowned textured inlay in gold and silver."
Height (In.): 34.50"
Width (In.): 1"
Depth (In.): 1"
Size: 483.5 x 4.0 x 4.0"
Maker: Komai
Material: Brass. Silver, Gold, Bamboo
Date: C. 1890
Provenance:
Condition: Some wear to the bamboo, extremely minor losses to the back on which the gold is inlaid. Light patination
History: The Komai family worked as a sword furniture maker in Kyoto for generations. Though the Komai firm is believed to had been founded in 1841 by Komai Seibei, it was during the time of Komai Otojiro, regarded as the first-generation proprietor, that the workshop initially produced works displaying the renowned textured inlay in gold and silver."
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Cane, Japanese Komai, Nunome, C. 1890
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