Antique Japanese Kashigata Mold Bamboo Root (Take-ne) w Leaves Dated Shōwa 10 (1935) – Fukushundō Imari skill and hundreds of hours

skill and hundreds of hours

1850's) all hand painted tea cup (Yunomi) used specifically for drinking sencha

an indispensable tool in ikebana

1886 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

he has been celebrated as a symbol of enlightenment and transcendence

Antique Japanese Kashigata Mold Bamboo Root (Take-ne) w Leaves Dated Shōwa 10 (1935) – Fukushundō Imari skill and hundreds of hoursFine two part kashigata () wooden confectionery mold used to shape wagashi. The design shows a bamboo root crown with the roots filed smooth and the top cut level, framed by layered bamboo leavesa symbol of resilience, uprightness, and taking root (good fortune in establishing a household or business). On the side is an inscription: Shwa 10, February (1935) and (Fukushund), likely the shop or workshop that commissioned the mold. Deep, crisp carving