Sacred Trees Flower Basket (Hanakago)
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).
Artwork Details
- 谷岡茂男造 「双樹」花籃
- Title: Sacred Trees Flower Basket (Hanakago)
- Artist: Tanioka Shigeo (Japanese, born 1949)
- Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
- Date: 2006
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Smoked timber, dwarf, and Takano bamboo
- Dimensions: H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
- Classification: Bamboo
- Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.424.30
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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