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19c Japanese scholar WRIST REST spotted bamboo

$ 34.32

Availability: 84 in stock
  • Region of Origin: Japan

    Description

    Late Meiji (1890s - 1910s) small Japanese bamboo wrist rest used by painters and calligraphers, made out of a section of bamboo stem with very beautiful natural raised spotting on the outside resembling marching columns of black ants. Excellent subtle piece in elegant scholar’s taste, probably made for a child, warm patina, in superb condition. Length 7 1/8 inches, width 15/16 inches.