Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago)

Wada Waichisai I Japanese

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Wada Waichisai I is known for his meticulous techniques. Following in the footsteps of his father, he began by producing simple baskets for carrying fruits and vegetables, but later made sencha-related Chinese-style (karamono) baskets and tea-ceremony utensils that came to be in high demand among literati circles. The body of this double-walled ikebana flower basket is made of split timber bamboo; the outside layer is executed in tight “pine-needle” plaiting (matsuba-ami) and the inside is twill plaiting (ajiro-ami).

Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago), Wada Waichisai I (Japanese, 1851–1901), Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan

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Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago), Wada Waichisai I (Japanese, 1851–1901), Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan
Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago), Wada Waichisai I (Japanese, 1851–1901), Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan

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