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- Tree Kind:
- Toshō (Needle Juniper)
- Named:
- Scientific name:
- Juniperus rigida
- Size:
- x H:62cm
- Number:
- A-116
As its sharp, pointed needles were used to ward off rats, the needle juniper is sometimes also called the nezumi-sashi, meaning “rat stabber”, in Japanese. It is also sometimes called just nezu, meaning “rat”. The majority of this piece’s swirling trunk has transformed into white shari, giving it a sharp beauty like that of hoarfrost on trees on the summit of a mountain.
Estimated Age: 300 Years