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"Cherry Blossom Hill" Flower Basket (T-3716)

Creator: Oguni Kimiko
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
This rectangular bamboo basket was made to use for ikebana flower arrangements. Oguni Kimiko made the unique basket with bamboo and rattan, using parallel-line construction and twisting, wrapping, and knotting.

Oguni Kimiko was celebrated as one of Japan’s most promising female bamboo artists before her premature death in 2004 at the age of 57. Her work is in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

More Information

Documentation:	Certificate of Authenticity
Notes:	By Thomsen Gallery
Origin:	Japan
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Bamboo and rattan
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	ca 2000
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Handmade, Modern
Dealer Reference #:	T-3716
Incollect Reference #:	567112

Dimensions

W.	14.06 in;	H.	7.68 in;	D.	4.21 in;
W.	35.7 cm;	H.	19.5 cm;	D.	10.7 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.