MBSD Meerschaum Masters by Kenan, Magnum Wizard Block Meerschaum Pipe, New

Description

MBSD Meerschaum Masters is our line for special, typically figural, meerschaum pipes carved by some of today’s greatest living meerschaum carvers. For this pipe, we enlisted the services of Turkish master Kenan.

he closest classical art form to meerschaum carving is sculpture. In this instance, the closest analog in the sculptural arts as classically defined, is the bust. By this I mean depictions of the upper torso of human figures, rather than other body parts. For about as long as meerschaum pipes have been made, carvers have been sculpting them in human forms, typically famous figures of an era (such as nobility), or cultural archetypes (such as the sultan or the pirate). This pipe, from Eskişehir’s master Kenan, takes as its subject something that is both a little more modern and, in a way, a little older. It was inspired by classic fantasy literature, such as that of Tolkien, and the recurring figure of the wizard therein. And, because it’s Kenan, every aspect of this subject has been carved meticulously – right down to the furrows on his forehead.

 

Details:

Length: 7.6″ / 193.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.91 / 23.11mm

Bowl Depth: 3.02″ / 76.70mm

Weight: 5.5oz / 158g