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Hanakago basket forming a vase for the Japanese ikebana technique.
So-called “Chinese” shape with square section.
Braided and lacquered smoked bamboo with multiple braiding effects.
The handle is formed by a strip of bamboo intertwined with multiple knots.
The hemmed collar is also decorated.
The bottom is braided and reinforced by two strips of bamboo.
Work from Japan.
Around 1900 (Shōwa era).
Bibliography
On the subject, see similar models in Modern Bambou Craft, The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, 1985
Japanese Bamboo sneakers, Meiji, Modern, Contemporary, Masanori Moroyama, Lloyd Cotsen, Kodansha, Tokyo, 2007
Kagoshi, Japan Meister der Bambusflechtkunst, Nora von Achenbach, Museum für kunst und gestaltung, Hamburg, 2009.
Baskets, Masterpieces of Japanese bamboo art 1850-2015, Collective, 2015.
Splitting the air, art of Japanese bamboo, Collective under the direction of Stéphane Martin & Maiko Takenobu, Skira, Paris, 2018
Dimensions
H 65 x W 20 x D 19 cm
Ref: GP9GI0WV1L