Susutake Bamboo |
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The bamboo that forms the
cap and barrel of these Bamboo Susutake pens comes from
the roof timbers of traditional Japanese houses. The bamboo rods (poles) are hand selected
from special stock preserved and ‘rescued’ from the ‘thatched’ roofs of
traditional Japanese houses. The bamboo has been exposed to over a century and
a half of wood smoke rising from the
central Cooking fires and up through the roof timbers. Over a long period of
time the bamboo has become naturally discoloured creating rich and lustrous
brown and red colourations, which are captured in the pen itself. Different
wood smoke produces different colour variations in the bamboo surface. Each piece is totally unique.
Traditional Japanese House (Thatched roof)
‘Bamboo Susutake’ arranged in the roof timbers - Supports the thatched roof material
Fire for Cooking and Heating in centre of House. Smoke from the wood fires colours the bamboo material over a period of 150 years or more.
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