Project Description
Polished Bamboo Brush Holder with Shojo by Misai or Shosai
Meticulously and sensitively engraved with five shojo frolicking and sitting around a large saké jar, two of them visibly suffering from their consumption. The main body is of polished bamboo, the insert for the himotoshi and the ends of the holder of shitan. The overall conception is reminiscent of the work of Hasegawa Ikko
Signed Misai or Shosai with a seal Hayakawa. Circa 1850-80
Length 27cm
MR4266
