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“Shimmering Heat” Flower Basket (T-4907)

Creator: Shosei Fujitsuka
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Fujitsuka Shōsei
(b. 1949)
“Shimmering Heat” Flower Basket, ca 2005
Bamboo and rattan
Size 13½ x 7¾ x 7¾ in. (34 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm)

Bamboo, rattan, stain; chrysanthemum plaiting (base), diagonal twill plaiting, knotting; black-lacquered bamboo otoshi (water container)

Signed underneath with incised characters: Shōsei saku (Made by Shōsei)

Comes with a fitted wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside: Take (Bamboo); inscribed and signed inside: Akatasuki-mon hanakago Kagerō Shōsei saku (Shimmering Heat flower basket with red-stripe pattern, made by Shōsei); seal: Shōsei

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Object signed, fitted storage box signed by the artist
Origin:	Japan
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Bamboo, rattan, stain; chrysanthemum plaiting (base), diagonal twill plaiting, knotting; black-lacquered bamboo otoshi (water container)
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	ca 2005
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Geometric, Handmade, Modern, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	T-4907
Incollect Reference #:	733272

Dimensions

H.	13.39 in;	Diam.	7.68 in;
H.	34 cm;	Diam.	19.5 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, now located at 8 East 67th Street, New York City, NY 10065, specializes in important Japanese paintings, folding screens, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, lacquerware, and contemporary works by select artists. Owned and directed by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery brings decades of expertise in Japanese art to a global clientele, including private collectors and major museums. For inquiries, contact them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com.