Madake bamboo
18 (h) x 30 x 28 cm
ca. 1980
Tomobako
Fuji [Mt. Fuji] by Kosuge Kōgetsu (1932-2016)
Signed "Kōgetsu saku" [Made by Kōgetsu]
Hakogaki
Masawari-kumi, Fuji,
Hōunsai, Kōgetsu saku, with seal Kōgetsu
[Masame-wari splint bamboo construction, Mount Fuji, Hōunsai, Kōgetsu made, with seal Kōgetsu]
Note: Masame-wari: It is a method of preparing bamboo in which thin strips (higo in Japanese) are split at right straight lateral angles to the surface of the bamboo, as opposed to being split into parallel (hirawari)