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Splayed Handled Flower Basket in Hexagonal Plaiting (T-4845)

Creator: Tanabe Chikuunsai II
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Tanabe Chikuunsai II
Splayed Handled Flower Basket in Hexagonal Plaiting, 1970s
Bamboo, rattan and lacquer
Size 18¼ x 6¼ x 6¼ in. (46 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm)
T-4845
Bamboo, rattan, lacquer; hexagonal plaiting (base), uroko-ami (“fish-scale” hexagonal plaiting), wrapping, knotting, bent bamboo handle; striated lacquered bamboo otoshi (water container)

Signed underneath with incised characters: Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru (This was made by Chikuunsai)

Comes with a fitted wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside: Uroko-ami suehirogata hanakago (Splayed Flower Basket in Fish-Scale Plaiting); signed inside: Tekisuikyo Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru (This was made by Tekisuikyo Chikuunsai); seals: Denri no in (Seal of Denri), Chikuunsai

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1970s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Incollect Reference #:	736152

Dimensions

W.	6.25 in;	H.	18.25 in;	D.	6.25 in;
W.	15.88 cm;	H.	46.36 cm;	D.	15.88 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.