Japanese Tsumugi Silk Kimono Hand Spun/Woven/Painted Boulders Stream Gray Tea Ceremony Very unusual wooden mechanical pencil

Very unusual wooden mechanical pencil with a carved top in the form of a cats head

The blocks were carved by Jacoulet's long time master carver Kantaro Maeda

Yellow dye on cream colored silk

made of solid kiri wood (Paulownia)

Length = 62"

Japanese Tsumugi Silk Kimono Hand Spun/Woven/Painted Boulders Stream Gray Tea Ceremony Very unusual wooden mechanical pencilThis vintage Japanese kimono is made of pure tsumugi silk. The scene of boulders in a mountain stream is all hand painted on gray hand spun and hand woven silk. A rare piece showing a very high degree of technical difficulty and artistic genius. Red hanko stamp serves as a signature of the artist. Condition = Appears Unused, excellent #4626274