[X] GNARLED WOODEN VASE, USUBATA FOR IKEBANA

[X] GNARLED WOODEN VASE, USUBATA FOR IKEBANA
Japan, Meiji / Taisho
Section of a tree trunk with gnarled gnarled wood hollowed out and decorated with wild grasses and a crab / kani in gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays. The hollow of the trunk is here intended to receive floral arrangements of the art of Ikebana.
H: 20 cm - W: 18 cm - D: 10.5 cm
Note: This piece of wood was chosen for its shape, which is both strange and interesting in that it can evoke a rock or a chimera, for example.

A GILT-DECORATED 'CRAB / KANI' GNARLED WOODEN VASE, USUBATA FOR THE IKEBANA
Japan, Meiji / Taisho Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.