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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo Basket Ikebana

Name: Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo Basket Ikebana
Price: 6800 USD
Availability: InStock

$6,800

TISHU

Atlanta, GA

Condition Notes: Good Wear consistent with age and use. Fine condition, amazing patina, even a faint soot smell persists, minor spots on … moreGood Wear consistent with age and use. Fine condition, amazing patina, even a faint soot smell persists, minor spots on the points of the root handle shows light color and possible minute losses or chips. less

Description: A sculpture of its own right, this antique Japanese bamboo basket from an unknown artist is from the late Meiji … more A sculpture of its own right, this antique Japanese bamboo basket from an unknown artist is from the late Meiji Period (1868-1912), likely turn of the 20th century. It features a regal form that derived from the classic Chinese basket but with a decisively Japanese touch, with the use of the natural roots as the handle. Appears to be made from "sooted" bamboo (susutake in Japanese), the bamboo materials collected from traditional thatched-roof houses that had been exposed to decades of smoke from a hearth or cooking fire, the basket displays a deep, rich, dark reddish brown color that is hard to attain by color-lacquering.
The basket shows several techniques alternating between mat plaiting and pine needle plaiting on the upper and lower portion, the mid body features a double wall with an armor plaiting on the exterior. The base was done in a chrysanthemum plaiting.
A stunning piece for a serious collector. less

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