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Nagakura Ken'ichi Japanese
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This tall, narrow vessel retains the function of a flower basket but displays an abstract form inspired by a standing female figure. Its fine plaiting combined with unusual texture, and its asymmetrical surface reflect the influence of twentieth-century Western sculptors like Picasso, Brancusi, Henry Moore, and Jean Arp.
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長倉健一造 「女」花入
Title: “Woman” Flower Basket (Hanaire)
Artist:
Nagakura Ken'ichi (Japanese, 1952–2018)
Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
Date: 2018
Culture: Japan
Medium: Timber bamboo, rattan, lacquer, and powdered polishing stone and clay
Dimensions: H. 72 in. (182.9 cm); Diam. 7 in. (17 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019
Object Number: 2019.425.28
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