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Flower Basket (Hanakago)

Iizuka Rōkansai Japanese

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Five of Iizuka Hōsai I’s sons succeeded their father in the family trade of bamboo craft, including Iizuka Rōkansai, the name adopted by his sixth son, Yanosuke. Trained in calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony, and flower arrangement, Rōkansai became an independent artist at the age of twenty-one and quickly rose to fame, winning an award at the 1925 Paris Exposition. This flower basket exemplifies both the Iizuka family traditions and the Chinese-style (karamono) plaiting that characterizes Rōkansai’s early works.

Flower Basket (Hanakago), Iizuka Rōkansai (Japanese, 1890–1958), Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan

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Flower Basket (Hanakago), Iizuka Rōkansai (Japanese, 1890–1958), Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan
Flower Basket (Hanakago), Iizuka Rōkansai (Japanese, 1890–1958), Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan

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