Description
A bamboo shakuhachi
Meiji/Taisho Period
The two-section flute fashioned from richly patinated smoked bamboo, the fittings of gold and shakudo, the mouth piece inlaid in silver and horn, the underside with two cartouches in seal script, red lacquered interior (butterfly repair with silver clips); together with an inscribed wooden storage box.
21 1/2in...