Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago)

Tanabe Chikuunsai I Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 225

Trained in the sencha tea culture as well as traditional flower arrangement, Tanabe Chikuunsai I rose to prominence within literati artistic circles. He used this social network to advance recognition of bamboo craftsmanship. The “Ryūrikyō” style of basketry he invented is named for the sobriquet of Yanagisawa Kien (1703–1758), an early member of the nanga school of literati painters, known for his pictures of bamboo baskets filled with flowers or fruits.

Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877–1937), Smoked dwarf bamboo and rattan, Japan

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Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877–1937), Smoked dwarf bamboo and rattan, Japan
Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877–1937), Smoked dwarf bamboo and rattan, Japan

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