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Measurements & Other Details
- Length: 5.43 in./137.92 mm.
- Weight: 1.10 oz./31.18 g.
- Bowl Height: 1.93 in./49.02 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.81 in./45.97 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.75 in./19.05 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.40 in./35.56 mm.
- Stem Material: Vulcanite
- Filter: None
- Shape: Bent Egg
- Finish: Smooth
- Material: Briar
- Country: Japan
About This Pipe
The Tsuge carvers that are assigned to the Ikebana pipes always seem to show a superior affinity for the egg and acorn shape, and the BC grade Ikebana before you is a fine example. The "egg" that is the bowl is perfectly shaped, and is wonderfully predictable in its regularity of reduction. In a somewhat unusual move, Tsuge elected to pair up this egg with a slender shank and tapered bit, forgoing the more often seen katachi style shank and saddle. I love the move, for it helps to not only emphasize the superlative shape of the bowl, but adds a very cool sense of the lithe to the composition.
--Bear Graves
