Basket with Cable-Like Handle
CHIKUUNSAI I (Tanabe Chikuunsai), 1877-1937

Japanese Ikebana Baskets
Japanese Ikebana Baskets
Japanese Ikebana Baskets

The handle on this open-weave basket is made up of many thin strips lashed together like the cables on a suspension bridge. Tanabe Chikuunsai I was the greatest Japanese basket-maker of the early twentieth century.

Medium: Bamboo and rattan
Dimensions: 19" x 8.5"
Date: circa 1930
Price: $4500

signed - CHIKUUNSAI I

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