Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu)

Nakata Kinseki Japanese

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Active in eastern Japan, Iizuka Rōkansai (1890–1958) was the charismatic leader of a new generation of bamboo artists who pushed the boundaries of the traditional medium and developed a rich lexicon of novel shapes, techniques, and styles. Kinseki, one of Rōkansai’s lesser-known disciples, created this striking tea-ceremony chest using his master’s signature embroidered-plaiting technique (take sashi-ami).

Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu), Nakata Kinseki (Japanese, 1902–1959), Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan

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Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu), Nakata Kinseki (Japanese, 1902–1959), Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan
Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu), Nakata Kinseki (Japanese, 1902–1959), Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan

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