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“Painting Expedition by Boat” Flower Basket, 1930s

Creator: Waichisai III Wada
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Wada Waichisai III
“Painting Expedition by Boat” Flower Basket, 1930s
Bamboo and rattan
Size 6¼ x 17¼ x 7½ in. (16 x 44 x 19 cm)
T-4848

Smoked nemagaridake bamboo, rattan; mat plaiting over compound verticals, wrapping, knotting

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

Comes with a fitted wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside: Hōbi susudake funagata hanakago (Smoked nemagaridake boat-shaped bamboo flower basket); signed inside: Mei Gakō Nishisetsu fūu jōshi Waichisai (“Painting Expedition by Boat,” in the moody wind and rain of western Settsu [southeast Hyogo Prefecture], Waichisai); seal: Waichisai

This unusual box signature, with the reference to western Settsu, was used by Waichisai III around 1939; compare the inscription to Bonhams, London, Tradition Travel Transition: Japanese Art Across The Centuries, auction catalogue, November 4, 2021, lot 60.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1920-1949
Creation Date:	1930's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Incollect Reference #:	772551

Dimensions

W.	17.32 in;	H.	7.48 in;	D.	6.3 in;
W.	44 cm;	H.	19 cm;	D.	16 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, located at 9 East 63rd Street in New York City, specializes in important Japanese paintings, screens, scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, and lacquer objects, as well as contemporary works by select artists. Owned by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery offers a wealth of expertise in Japanese art, with global clientele including collectors and museums. Reach them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com