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A six sided Ryu-Rikyo style flower basket with shoulder and foot banded by elaborate weaves, the body of open hexagonal weave with insect stitching and butterfly knots. Chikuunsai I signature, with lacquered owner's box, dated 1922
Basket
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Basket

Artist Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877 - 1937)
DateTaisho period (1912-1926), 1922
Place of originJapan, Asia
MediumBamboo
Dimensions23 9/16 x 10 1/16 x 8 7/8 in. (59.8 x 25.6 x 22.5 cm)
ClassificationsBasketry
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.164
Collections
Visual DescriptionA six sided Ryu-Rikyo style flower basket with shoulder and foot banded by elaborate weaves, the body of open hexagonal weave with insect stitching and butterfly knots. Chikuunsai I signature, with lacquered owner's box, dated 1922

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