Flower basket
Artist
Tani Suikosai
(Japanese, 1897 - 1977)
Place of OriginJapan
Date1900-1977
CultureJapanese
MaterialsBamboo and rattan
DimensionsH. 20 1/2 in x W. 10 1/2 in x D. 9 1/4 in, H. 52.1 cm x W. 26.7 cm x D. 23.5 cm
Credit LineLloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection
Object number2006.3.458
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on view谷水光斎作 手桶
This hexagonal bucket-form basket was made from sections of large bamboo, bound together with rattan. The vertical bamboo sections that make up the body are bound inside out so that the exterior has a scalloped surface, and basket's base is the node of a large bamboo stalk.
approx. 1925-1975
approx. 1926-1940
approx. 1950-1980
approx. 1880-1920