Project Description

Prunus Wood Bokuto Imitating Bamboo

In the form of a flattened and curved length of bamboo, with two small leafed branches, sprouting towards the top, a snail crawling across the leaves, a small frog crouching at the top

Signed and inscribed. 19th century

46 cm 

Amusingly, the signature and inscription are incised in imitation of the tracks of a wood boring insect

MR5006