Kano Tessai (1845-1925)A bamboo scepterMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryThe specimen worked into a traditional nyoi shape formed by a fragment of the rhizome or root forming the head and the gnarled culm the staff, with wood storage box displaying a lengthy Kanbun (Sino-Japanese) inscription dated to early May in an unidentified year, along with a signature, red seal and kao 12 1/2in (31.7cm) long