Erik's Chopsticks Gallery (June, 1998)

June, 1998 Acquisitions

Last Updated 1998-12-14

I've been in constant contact with my 'pen-pal,' Amber Dorko Stopper, since January, and hope to return soon to Philadelphia to visit and see a shop there I missed on the last trip.
A mixed blessing this month: a business meeting in New York ended-up shot to hell because of wicked delays at the airport (3 hours!). Thus, when I got to town, I had plenty of free time to walk all the way from 54th street (5th Avenue, again - I love this place!) down to Canal (In a jacket, tie and 90-degree heat wave!), during which I picked-up a few items on the way. I had a swell time at my favorite TriBeCa burrito bar while I was there, waiting-out a furious thunderstorm.
I'll also be at MacWorld in NYC next month (okay, maybe I'm not all that upset that it's not in Boston anymore), so I'll be sure to bring back new items!
In the meantime, here are a few chopsticks I've added this month.

Indonesian Fish Chopsticks - Click image to see detail.

[cstix024 - 1998/06/09] Material: Carved wood. Description: Round, natural wood, ornamented by carved ends resembling tropical fish, hand-painted bright gloss enamels. Front and back shown. This type comes in many varieties, such as frogs, palm trees, fruit, fish and tropical birds! Each one is very unique. Length: 10.25" Nationality: Dutch East Indian/Indonesian. Source: Brookline (Boston), MA.

Wrapped Split Natural Bamboo Chopsticks - Click image to see detail.

[cstixny004 - 1998/06/30] Material: Bamboo. Description: Tapered round, natural bamboo. Each is partly split lengthwise down the middle to allow insertion of strips of cane, wrapped in a woven pattern covering most of the stick. Coated with a matte finish. Packaged in paper wrapper with red and black writing (shown). Length: 22.5 cm Nationality: Japanese (Made in Japan). Source: New York, NY.

Wrapped Split Natural Bamboo Chopsticks - Click image to see detail.

[cstixny005 - 1998/06/30] Material: Wood. Description: Tapered round, with 'rough hewn' or 'whittled' appearance. Dark brown stain reveals black wood grain. Gold band painted at about the one-third point. Packaged in paper band with red ink seal (shown). Length: 23.5 cm Nationality: Japanese (Made in Japan). Source: New York, NY.

Minimalist Black Glass Chopstick Rest

[restny001 - 1998/06/30] Material: Glass. Description: Round, opaque black glass, with concave depression in the center, and 'divot' in one side to hold the tips of chopsticks. Length: 4.5 cm Nationality: Japanese (Made in Japan). Source: New York, NY.

Striped Wood Chopsticks

[cstixny003 - 1998/06/30] Material: Wood. Description: Square, tapered wood. Predominantly black lacquer, with longitudinal stripes of different shades of brown. Length: 22.5 cm Nationality: Japanese (Made in Japan). Source: New York, NY.

Green Bamboo Chopstick Rest

[restny002 - 1998/06/30] Material: Porcelain. Description: Glazed rest in the form of a green bamboo segment. Length: 4.5 cm Nationality: Japanese?. Source: New York, NY.

McDonalds Restaurant Waribashi

[waribashi19980601 - 1998/06/01] Description: This is an unopened set in mint condition. The wrapper is similar to the way disposable straws are packaged (sealed at both ends), but wider and flatter. Printing is in red and yellow, with instructions on the back (copyright dated 1996). These are made in South Korea, probably for use in the United States. Source: Sunnyvale, California.

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