Sacred Trees Flower Basket (Hanakago)

Tanioka Shigeo Japanese

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Tanioka Shigeo worked in advertising after graduating from design school but realized his true vocation was bamboo art after seeing a photograph of a basket by Shōno Shōunsai in a book. Following an apprenticeship with Tanabe Chikuunsai II, he became an independent artist in 1984 and now regularly submits work to the Japanese Traditional Art Crafts Exhibitions. His individual style is represented by Sacred Trees, for which he juxtaposed two types of smoked bamboo (timber and dwarf).

Sacred Trees Flower Basket (Hanakago), Tanioka Shigeo (Japanese, born 1949), Smoked timber, dwarf, and Takano bamboo, Japan

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Sacred Trees Flower Basket (Hanakago), Tanioka Shigeo (Japanese, born 1949), Smoked timber, dwarf, and Takano bamboo, Japan
Sacred Trees Flower Basket (Hanakago), Tanioka Shigeo (Japanese, born 1949), Smoked timber, dwarf, and Takano bamboo, Japan

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