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Flower Basket (Hanakago) with Wide Opening

Hayakawa Shōkosai V Japanese

1965

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This flower basket has an unusually wide mouth, made with intersecting-circles plaiting (shippō-ami), and a dynamic profile. Shōkosai V created it in 1965 for his first solo exhibition, held at the Osaka Mitsukoshi department store. It was probably inspired by the unconventional taste of an ikebana master.

Flower Basket (Hanakago) with Wide Opening, Hayakawa Shōkosai V (Japanese, 1932–2011), Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Flower Basket (Hanakago) with Wide Opening, Hayakawa Shōkosai V (Japanese, 1932–2011), Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan

Flower Basket (Hanakago) with Wide Opening, Hayakawa Shōkosai V (Japanese, 1932–2011), Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan

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五代早川尚古斎造　度口花籃

Title: Flower Basket (Hanakago) with Wide Opening

Artist: Hayakawa Shōkosai V (Japanese, 1932–2011)

Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)

Date: 1965

Culture: Japan

Medium: Timber bamboo and rattan

Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm)

Classification: Bamboo

Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019

Accession Number: 2019.424.8a, b

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