Sen Pendant TSUMUGI no visible fixings

no visible fixings

Its form is soft - straight sides easing into a rounded base on a small pedestal foot - with a fine

The equilateral octagon is formed through heat alone

gathered into curved arcs and set in two tiers around a central core

Named for the ensō

Sen Pendant TSUMUGI no visible fixingsSen means lines in Japanese, and the piece is made of little else: six hundred fine bamboo strips, gathered into curved arcs and set in two tiers around a central core. It is handcrafted in the traditional Suruga takesensuji craft a technique of round, hair fine bamboo, worked one strip at a time. There is no shade: the structure is left open, so light passes between the lines, and Sen casts an elegant interplay of line and shadow across the room.