MEIJI-SHOWA PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY-MID 20TH CENTURY)

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FIVE JAPANESE BAMBOO BASKETS FOR FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
MEIJI-SHOWA PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY-MID 20TH CENTURY)
One of ovoid form woven with large bamboo slats on a pedestal base, the loop handle of layered bamboo slats; the second with larger ovoid base tapering to smaller ovoid rim, open weave on dark red, smoked bamboo, with a plaited loop handle, with wood box inscribed hana kago (flower basket), and signed Waichisai; the third a karamono (Chinese style) flower basket in globular form, with thin slats in mat weave and bands of open weave, signed Kokosai; the fourth woven with red split bamboo in swirling diagonals, the loop handle composed of three plaited weaves; the fifth in the form of an archaic bronze vessel with everted rim and dragon handles, woven in mat and herringbone, raised on three feet
28 in. (71.1 cm.) high; 21 ½ in. (54.6 cm.) high; 15 ¼ in. (38.8 cm.) high (the basket), 22 5/8 x 9 x 12 in. (57.3 x 22.8 x 30.5 cm.) (the box); 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Flower baskets such as these were designed to stand, or in many cases hang, in the tokonama (alcove) of a tearoom or reception room. Their forms refer to ancient Chinese or rustic vessels, often emulating humble agricultural utensils. The exposed materials left close to their natural state seen in Japanese baskets, such as smoked bamboo or gnarled root wood, were particularly appreciated by the bunjin (literati) and practitioners of tea, who used them as vases or surfaces to display unique flower arrangements for tea ceremonies.

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