A contorted shaft of bamboo taken from the root pierced with a circular window for flower display and made to either stand or be hung from the wall inscribed with a brief verse in red lacquer followed by a Kao-signature on back enclosed in a fine kiri-wood storage box. It is 9.5 x 5.8 x 25 cm (4 x 2 x 10 inches) and is in excellent condition. An excellent example of the wabi-sabi aesthetic which defines the humble atmosphere of the Japanese Maccha Tea Ceremony and is environs.
