Woman Flower Basket (Hanaire)

2004

Not on view

Nagakura Ken’ichi often seeks to deconstruct the traditional Japanese idea of a vessel. While his works are generally abstract in terms of composition, a number of them still function as flower vases. The influence of twentieth-century Western sculpture (by Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore, and Jean Arp), American Pop art, and prehistoric art forms is evident throughout his oeuvre, although many of his pieces are equally inspired by nature, especially decaying vegetation, roots, fallen leaves, or animals. In 2000 he became the first recipient of the Lloyd Cotsen Bamboo Prize, established by the well-known collector of bamboo art.

Artwork Details

長倉健一造「女」花入
Title: Woman Flower Basket (Hanaire)
Artist: Nagakura Ken'ichi (Japanese, 1952–2018)
Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
Date: 2004
Culture: Japan
Medium: Timber bamboo, rattan, lacquer, and powdered polishing stone and clay
Dimensions: H. 34 1/4 × W. 8 3/4 × D. 6 1/2 in. (87 × 22.2 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
Object Number: 2019.424.20a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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