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Splayed Handled Flower Basket in Hexagonal Plaiting, ca 1940

Creator: Ueda Shounsai
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Ueda Shōunsai
Splayed Handled Flower Basket in Hexagonal Plaiting, ca 1940
Bamboo and rattan
Size 17½ x 8¼ x 7¼ in. (44.5 x 20.5 x 18.5 cm)
T-4847

Bamboo, rattan, lacquer; kikkō-ami (hexagonal plaiting), wrapping, knotting, bent bamboo handle

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

Comes with a fitted wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside: Kikkō-ami hanakago (flower basket in hexagonal plaiting); signed inside: Shōunsai tsukuru (Made by Shōunsai); seal Shōunsai

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1920-1949
Creation Date:	1940
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Incollect Reference #:	887371

Dimensions

W.	8.07 in;	H.	17.52 in;	D.	7.28 in;
W.	20.5 cm;	H.	44.5 cm;	D.	18.5 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.