Tanabe Chikuunsai (1877-1947)
Tanabe Chikuunsai (1877-1947)

Bamboo flower basket

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Tanabe Chikuunsai (1877-1947)
Bamboo flower basket
Incised signature Chikuunsai kore [o] zo
12¼ x 10.1/8in. (31 x 25.5cm.)
With wood box inscribed on lid Kikko-ami uchiwa kago (Tortoise-shell-weave fan-shaped basket), signed on underside of lid Taisho mizunoe inu shoka Kaifu hitsuso Chikuunsai kore o zo (made by Chikuunsai in the Kaifu hitsuso [studio] in early summer, 1922), sealed Chikuunsai

Lot Essay

Chikuunsai was the first of three generations of bamboo masters who was also awarded master status in flower arranging. Another basket made in mid-summer, 1922 at the Kaifu hitsuso was sold in these Rooms, 15 September, 1999, lot 171.

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