Lot Essay
For another work by the same artist, see Joe Earle, ed., Baskets: Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art, 1850-2015 (Hong Kong: Stark Studios Limited, 2018), no. 066.
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EARLY 20TH CENTURY (DATED 1926), SIGNED KOICHISAI ZO (EZONO KOICHISAI; 1881-1951)
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A BAMBOO BASKET FOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
EARLY 20TH CENTURY (DATED 1926), SIGNED KOICHISAI ZO (EZONO KOICHISAI; 1881-1951)
The lozenge-form basket with a loop handle, woven in bamboo and rattan with wicker-work pattern, applied with liner; signature on base
25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) high
With original box titled Ajiroami hishigata hanakago (flower basket with wicker-work pattern), signed Koichisai zo kore and sealed Koichisai, dated 1926
EARLY 20TH CENTURY (DATED 1926), SIGNED KOICHISAI ZO (EZONO KOICHISAI; 1881-1951)
The lozenge-form basket with a loop handle, woven in bamboo and rattan with wicker-work pattern, applied with liner; signature on base
25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) high
With original box titled Ajiroami hishigata hanakago (flower basket with wicker-work pattern), signed Koichisai zo kore and sealed Koichisai, dated 1926
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