Large Flower Basket (Hanakago)

ca. 1910s
Not on view
Like many bamboo artists of his time, Iizuka Hōsai II spent his early career producing the Chinese-style (karamono) works preferred among literati circles. This large flower basket in the shape of an ancient Chinese bronze vessel exhibits seamlessly intertwined, alternating plaiting patterns and rattan accents.

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Object Information
  • 二代飯塚鳳斎造 華籃
  • Title: Large Flower Basket (Hanakago)
  • Artist: Iizuka Hōsai II (Japanese, 1872–1934)
  • Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: ca. 1910s
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer
  • Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 × W. 13 1/2 × D. 13 1/2 in. (41.9 × 34.3 × 34.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bamboo
  • Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.424.13a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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