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Bronze Simulation of Bamboo Basket (T-4231)

Creator: Shoeido
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Winnowing basket made of strips and of patinated bronze, imitating bamboo stalks, plaited in the manner of a bamboo basket.

Comes with the original fitted wood tomobako storage box, inscribed on the outside Ara-ami minogata kashiki Shōeidō (Free-style plaited winnowing-basket shaped sweet tray)

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed and sealed on storage box
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Patinated bronze
Condition:	Good. Very good condition
Creation Date:	First half 20th century
Styles / Movements:	Other, Modern
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Handmade, Modern
Dealer Reference #:	T-4231
Incollect Reference #:	189021

Dimensions

W.	8.82 in;	H.	2.36 in;	D.	10.24 in;
W.	22.4 cm;	H.	6 cm;	D.	26 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen gallery, located in a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, offers important Japanese paintings and works of art to collectors and museums worldwide. The gallery specializes in Japanese screens and scrolls; in early Japanese tea ceramics from the medieval through the Edo periods; in masterpieces of ikebana bamboo baskets; and in gold lacquer objects.