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Wave

1981
Not on view
Monden Kōgyoku, an artist who has had a long and prestigious career, created this undulating sculptural work using the “rolling-weave” (uneri-ami) technique. For two decades after World War II, during a period of economic turmoil, the artist made thousands of utilitarian baskets for wholesalers.

A local department store manager, learning of his reputation, invited him to present an exhibition of flower baskets, launching his career as a bamboo artist. Kōgyoku, who lives near Hiroshima, became an active leader of bamboo art in his prefecture and has been a full member of the Japan Art Crafts Association since 1991.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 門田篁玉造 「涛」
  • Title: Wave
  • Artist: Monden Kōgyoku (Japanese, born 1916)
  • Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
  • Date: 1981
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Timber bamboo
  • Dimensions: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); D. 21 in. (53.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bamboo
  • Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.424.19
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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