Katsura River hanging flower basket
Artist
Chikuhosai
(Japanese, active 20th century)
Place of OriginJapan
Dateapprox. 1910-1950
PeriodTaisho period (1912-1926) or Showa period (1926-1989)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsBamboo, copper alloy, and cotton thread; mist plaiting (kasumi ami)
DimensionsH. 7 1/2 in x Diam. 7 in, H. 19 cm x 17.8 cm
Credit LineLloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection
Object number2006.3.631
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on view竹朋斎作 桂籠掛花入
This type of basket—said to be formed after a fishing basket found next to the Katsura River in Kyoto by tea master Sen Rikyu (1522–1591)—is favored by practitioners of the powdered tea (chanoyu) ceremony. It would have been hung in a tearoom.
Tanaka Kosai
approx. 1868-1912
approx. 1910-1960