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A BAMBOO HOSSU (PRIEST'S FLY WHISK) Taisho (11912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), early 20th ce...

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A BAMBOO HOSSU (PRIEST'S FLY WHISK)

Taisho (11912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), early 20th century
The whisk of thinly split bamboo, the strands gathered at the base and tied with a rope, knotted together and affixed to a bamboo handle, unsigned; with a wood storage box. 107cm (42 1/8in) long. (2).
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Provenance:
Property from a Princely Collection.

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A BAMBOO HOSSU (PRIEST'S FLY WHISK) Taisho (11912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), early 20th ce...

Name: A BAMBOO HOSSU (PRIEST'S FLY WHISK) Taisho (11912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), early 20th ce...
SKU: 177011898
Price: 1500 GBP
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Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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