Grey Doffin Posted September 6, 2007 Report Posted September 6, 2007 I'm hoping one of you can help me identify something Japanese. Haven't seen it yet but this is how it has been described to me: It came along with a sword, purchased from a Pacific vet. It is a cylindrical rod of heavy, dense, black wood, 18" long and 1" in diameter, finely polished and with a cap of mother of pearl about 1/2" long at either end, all enclosed in a silk brocade bag. All help will be appreciated. Grey Quote
John A Stuart Posted September 6, 2007 Report Posted September 6, 2007 Hi Grey, I have had a similar piece at one time that I subsequently gave to my brother in law. Not sure if this is the same but music was just as important in Japan and with foreign influence may account for this piece. What I had was an ebony rule that was used to create the lines for music. The rule was cylindrical so that ink would not run down to the page as you would see when using old style pens (fountain, ink wells) with a flat rule. Not sure if this is the case here but western practice was adopted fast with import of western tech. John Quote
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