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.

Artwork Details

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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