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Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Sculpture by Kawano Shoko

Creator: Kawano Shoko
Offered by: Tishu

Description
A contemporary Japanese bamboo sculpture entitled Light at Dawn (Gyoko) made in 2004 by Kawano Shoko (B. 1957). This airy piece is unconventional in form for not being a basket but a pure none-functional sculptural form. Constructed with madake, smoked nemagari dake (hobichiku) and rattan, using a combination of sukashi-ajiro (open twill plaiting), thousand-line construction, twining and circular plaiting.
The piece is signed to the inside inner rim in incised characters Shoko, together with the original wood storage box (tomobako) signed with title and wrapping cloth with sealed Shoko.
See a nearly identical piece in the Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection, see page 73 of the book "Master of Bamboo" by Rinne.
From an important UK collection. Provenance available to the buyer.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	bamboo and rattan
Condition:	Good. Fine condition noting to note. It comes with a large tomobako with title and a wrapping cloth with the artist's name seal.
Creation Date:	2004
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Asian Art
Incollect Reference #:	525165

Dimensions

W.	24 in;	H.	11 in;	D.	16 in;
W.	60.96 cm;	H.	27.94 cm;	D.	40.64 cm;

Message from Seller:

Tishu, based in Atlanta, GA, offers a diverse collection ranging from Neolithic art to 20th-century collectibles, with a focus on Mid-century design, Japanese and Korean art, Asian textiles, and Contemporary Aboriginal art. Driven by a passion for timeless beauty, the gallery is open by appointment only and offers works that span 5,000 years of history. Reach them at 305-400-0561 or tishu@tishugallery.com.