Holy Shrine Flower Basket (Hanakago)
This flower basket of leached and split blond bamboo features openwork passages created with a combination of traditional techniques, including twining (nawame-ami) and hemp leaf–pattern plaiting (asa-no-ha ami). Its shape recalls that of an ancient ash-glazed pot or bronze urn, while the title refers to the treasure house (or sanctuary) of a Shinto shrine.
Artwork Details
- 飯塚琅玕斎造 「宝殿」花籃
- Title: Holy Shrine Flower Basket (Hanakago)
- Artist: Iizuka Rōkansai (Japanese, 1890–1958)
- Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
- Date: ca. 1940s
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Timber bamboo and rattan
- Dimensions: H. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm); Diam. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
- Classification: Bamboo
- Credit Line: Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.425.12a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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