Precious Bamboo Poles
Blotchy Bamboo
<Shimi-Take>
Madake is flowring once every 120 years.When that
happens,the entire standing Madake species in all over Japan withers at
the same time.Althogh each poles dies about 10
years,the species repeats this 120 years cycle.About 35 years
ago,Madake flowered in Japan.
In the old age of the
120-years Madake species life cycle, most of all Madake develop
these blemishes. It is called Shimi-take.We call this pattern
Keshiki or sceanery.
Each pieces has completely different Keshiki pattern.
They are completerly unintentional.
It is the individuality of Shsimi-take. We feel the joy
of the beauty of the Keshiki character as same as Susu-take "fumigated bamboo".