Hokore Pendant TSUMUGI casting almost no shadow of

casting almost no shadow of its own

drip-free pour

Thin washi paper is wrapped around fine resin strips so the light passes softly

muted green from it

Named for the ensō

Hokore Pendant TSUMUGI casting almost no shadow ofHokore means proud in Japanese, and the form follows: tiers of curved bamboo ribs sweeping outward and overlapping, like a flower bud caught in the act of opening. It is handcrafted from nearly a thousand fine bamboo strips 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 Hokore casts a sculptural play of