An incense container (kogo) by Kawagishi Hideyuki, formed as a bamboo shoot emerging from the earth. The sculpted exterior replicates the outer sheaths of the takenoko with close fidelity — the overlapping husks rendered in warm brown fired clay, each layer distinct, the surface texture shifting between smooth and rough as the eye moves upward toward the pointed tip.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] Condition: No damage. Comes with original signed wooden box (tomobako). Height 4.1 cm, length 5.9 cm, depth 3.2 cm. • SKU: 260413_a_2727 • Includes: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako)
🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ] The base is cut flat, exposing the clay body's interior color — sandy and unglazed, the color of the ground the shoot is imagined to rise from. Open the piece and the interior is lined with deep black glaze, smooth and contained — a deliberate contrast that makes the transition from exterior to interior feel like discovery.
🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ] In the tea ceremony, seasonal kogo carry the scent of incense and the weight of the season. Bamboo shoots appear in spring, and this object holds that specific moment — the shoot just surfaced, still tight, not yet unfurled. Kawagishi Hideyuki approaches the subject as a sculptor: the object is not decorative but observed.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
