Though the Ser Jacopo Picta series pipes are fashioned to match a standardized shape chart, devised as interpretations of pipes which appear in the works of famous artists, they are still hand-made, and so a certain degree of variation occurs from briar to briar. This particular Rhodesian is the fullest and most muscular rendition of the Picasso "01" I've seen (though admittedly that's been fairly few), with a notable amount of extra meat to the lower bowl. Given the marvelous flame grain spanning the breadth of the briar down there, though, I couldn't blame them for maximizing the available canvas.
- Eric N. Squires
