Lot 311 D α

A bamboo walking stick by Asahi Gyokuzan (1843-1923)

The carved bamboo shaft with a stag antler ferrule, the top formed by stag antler coronet, on which sits a long tailed bird, possibly a dove, carved from kiri-wood and forming the grip. Tomobako, signed inside the lid: Nanajūnana ō (the seventy-seven- year-old man) Asahi Gyokuzan kinsei (respectfully produced by Asahi Gyokuzan) and sealed Gyokuzan.
Length 122 cm