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Handled Flower Basket (T-4190)

Creator: Maeda Chikubosai I
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Chikubosai made this basket with susudake bamboo and rattan, using the techniques of twill plaiting, interlaced circular plaiting, bending, wrapping, and knotting.
Incised signature on the bottom reads 'Chikubosai made this.'

The basket comes with its original lacquered bamboo water-container and a fitted wooden storage box.

One of the most important bamboo artists active in the Kansai region in the first half of the twentieth century, Maeda Chikubosai I worked with Tanabe Chikuunsai I (1877–1937) from about 1912, making high-end baskets. After a period of intense study of earlier baskets for the sencha style of tea drinking, he began exhibiting widely from 1926 and made several pieces for presentation to the emperor and the imperial family. Chikubosai I had access to an abundant supply of susudake (smoked bamboo gathered from the roofs of ancient farmhouses), which he used frequently in his work. The form of this basket, along with the use of a natural bamboo handle, is typical of his early mature work. His work is in the collections of many US and international museums.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Japan
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Bamboo and rattan
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	1930s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Handmade, Herringbone/Tweed, Modern
Dealer Reference #:	T-4190
Incollect Reference #:	567087

Dimensions

W.	9.96 in;	H.	18.54 in;	D.	9.72 in;
W.	25.3 cm;	H.	47.1 cm;	D.	24.7 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