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Material: Madake, bamboo roots of Echigo Tagami Take, and rattan Technique: Amimono Bottom: Chiyoda-ami Body: Ajiro with decorative rattan loops Rim: Atebuchi and nishin-maki Handle: Bamboo and bamboo root handle with decorative butterfly and spiral knots
Charcoal Basket
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Charcoal Basket

Artist Kosuge Fuunsai Kogetsu (Japanese, born 1932)
Date2005
Place of originJapan
MediumMadake, bamboo root and rattan
Dimensions10 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (26.2 x 15.6 x 14.3 cm)
ClassificationsBasketry
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.111
Collections
Visual DescriptionMaterial: Madake, bamboo roots of Echigo Tagami Take, and rattan
Technique: Amimono
Bottom: Chiyoda-ami
Body: Ajiro with decorative rattan loops
Rim: Atebuchi and nishin-maki
Handle: Bamboo and bamboo root handle with decorative butterfly and spiral knots
Technique: Gozame and yorogumi
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