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“Brooklet” Flower Container (T-4905)

Creator: Motoshi Abe
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Abe Motoshi (b. 1942)
“Brooklet” Flower Container, ca 2003, Japan
Bamboo and rattan
Size 7¾ x 7 x 7 in. (19.5 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm)

Bamboo and rattan; twill circular plaiting (base), free-style twill plaiting, wrapping, knotting

Signed underneath with incised characters: Kiraku

Comes with a fitted wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside: Hana-ire seseragi (Flower Container, Brooklet); signed and sealed inside Kiraku; printed biography mentions artist-name change to Kiraku in 2003

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed on bottom of object; fitted storage box signed by artist
Origin:	Japan
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Bamboo and rattan
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	ca 2003
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Geometric, Handmade, Modern, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	T-4905
Incollect Reference #:	733281

Dimensions

H.	7.68 in;	Diam.	6.89 in;
H.	19.5 cm;	Diam.	17.5 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.