Armor-Plaited Jar Flower Basket (Hanakago)
Kadota Nikō Japanese
Not on view
On the island of Kyūshū, Iwao Kōunsai (1901–1992), an influential bamboo craftsman known for his high-quality flower baskets, established a lineage that includes Kadota Nikō. Kadota moved to Beppu to learn bamboo craft and became one of Kōunsai’s disciples. This flower basket was created with the armor plaiting (yoroi-gumi) characteristic of Kyūshū bamboo craft.
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