Sunshine
Torii Ippō began making copies of his father’s baskets after the latter’s death. A visit in 1959 to an exhibition of works from the Shōsōin Treasure House in Nara was a watershed moment for the young artist, in particular seeing an eighth-century ceremonial basket in perfect condition. Inspired to commit himself to his father’s profession, he eventually submitted works to both the Nitten and the Japanese Modern Craft and Art exhibitions. He used two types of thousand-line construction (kushime- and senjō-ami) to make Sunshine.
Artwork Details
- 鳥居一峯造 「陽光」
- Title: Sunshine
- Artist: Torii Ippō (Japanese, 1930–2011)
- Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
- Date: 1982
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Timber bamboo and rattan
- Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); W. 23 in. (58.4 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Classification: Bamboo
- Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.424.32
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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