IKEBANA
Treasure of Japanese culture
Traditional art of flower arranging
Crafted by professional artisans
Bamboo baskets
Meiji, Taishö and Shöwa periods
1868 - 1989
Basket 1
Ovoid bamboo basket with rounded handle and hexagonal weaveTomobako (wooden storage box, usually signed by the artist)
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Signed Tanabe Chikuunsai II/III
Height : 57 cm
Basket2
Bamboo flower basket with flared lip, hexagonal weave, double twisted handleTomobako
Meiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Signed Chikuyosai
Height 49 cm
Basket 3
Globular bamboo basket with everted neck, archedhandle with three supports, body of mat weave segemented by a wide ribbon of bamboo. Meiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
hayakawa Shokosai III or IV
Height 44 cm
Basket 4
A bamboo ikebana basket with high shoulder, woven in seven jewel design, squared foot and double twisted slat handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Style of Chikuunsai
Height 61 cm
Basket 5
Bamboo flower basket with handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Signed Chikuhosai
Height : 49 cm
Basket 6
Bamboo flower basket with double handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height : 46 cm Ø 39,5 cm
Basket 7
Semi-globular-shaped bamboo basket with wrapped double bracket handlesMeiji - Showa(1868 1989) era
Height 31 cm
Basket 8
Bamboo basket with square base, moon-shaped handle and rope weaveMeiji - Showa(1868 1989) era
Signed Gyokkosai
Height 45 cm
Basket 9
Bamboo moon-shaped basket with handle and tight rope weavingMeiji - Showa(1868 1989) era
Signed Gyokkosai
Height 36 cm Width 36 cm
Basket 10
Large bamboo basket with wide ribbons of sooted bamboo interspersed with strings of reeds and ropes of bamboo, bottom piercedMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 67 cm
Basket 11
Bamboo flower basket with twisted handle, lozenge, mat and irregular plaiting and wide crossed slatsMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Basket 12
Bamboo basket with handleMeiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Waichisai tsukuru(Waichisai - 3 generations:
I 1851-1901
II 1877-1933
III 1899-1975)
Height : 36 cm
Basket 13
Bamboo basket with two handlesMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Chikudo…sen
Height : 38,5 cm
Basket 14
Bamboo basket with double handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height : 53 cm
Basket 15
Bamboo basket with handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Style of Chikuunsai
Height : 50 cm Ø 36 cm
Basket 16
Bamboo basket with handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Shokosai III
Height : 37 cm
Basket 17
Bamboo basket with handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height : 46 cm Ø 39 cm
Basket 18
Ovoid bamboo basket with twisted handle and horizontal bands, twinings and looped bambooMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Signed Roshunsai
Height 41 cm
Basket 19
High-shouldered striated bamboo basket in irregular weave with bamboo stalk inserts, the stalk handle wrapped by bamboo strips and rootTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height 43 cm
Basket 20
Globular bamboo basket woven with zig-zag design over vertical bands with vine-entqined handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 49 cm
Basket 21
Tall bamboo basketTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height : 51 cm Ø 37 cm
Basket 22
Globular bamboo basket with sections of horizontal twining dividing sections woven in lozenge patterns, the handle of carved bambooMeiji (1868-1912) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height 42,5 cm
Basket 23
Pear-shaped bamboobasket with twisted slat handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Zenunsai
Height 49,5 cm
Basket 24
Tall trumpet-form ikebana bamboo basket with handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Signed possibly Hounsai
Height 89 cm
Basket 25
Tall cylindrical bamboo ikebana basket with strips of bleached bamboo in open weave with wrapped handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Sho ( ?)Kosai
Height : 61 cm
Basket 26
Tall cylindrical bamboo ikebana basket with strips of bleached bamboo in open weave with wrapped handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Sho ( ?)Kosai
Height : 61 cm
Basket 27
Baluster bamboo basket with lozenge weave and two rope handles, Karamono Chinese styleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed : Hayakawa Shokosai III or IV
Height : 30,5 cm Ø : 17,80 cm
Basket 28
Rectangular bamboo basket in hexagonal weave with wrapped rim and bamboo root handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Maeda Chikubosai I or II
Height : 20 cm Lenght : 69 cm
Basket 29
Bamboo flower basket in the form of a tea potTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height 26 cm
Basket 30
Bowl-shaped bamboo basket with twisted handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height 30 cm
Basket 31
Bamboo basket with handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height : 41 cm
Basket 32
Bamboo basket with double handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height : 28 cm Length : 24 cm
Basket 33
Rectangular bamboo basket with four supporting feet and double-wrapped handle, Karamono (Chinese style)Taisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height : 44 cm
Basket 34
Bamboo basketTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height : 17 cm
Basket 35
Six-sided bamboo flower basket with rounded base, diagonal plaiting, turtle-shell knots and bamboo stalk handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Shosai
Height : 38,7 cm
Basket 36
Bamboo basket of bottle form with twisted handle with split slats of bamboo and interspersed vinesMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 42 cm
Basket 37
Bamboo basket of bottle form with twisted handle with split slats of bamboo and interspersed vinesMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 44 cm
Basket 38
Four-sided basket with circular base and loop handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 45 cm
Basket 39
Cylinder-shaped bamboo basket with wide and narrow slats of bamboo, diagonal slats, rope feet and rope and reed handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 46 cm
Basket 40
Conical-shaped bamboo basket with sooted bamboo rope and slats woven irregularly into the hexagonal base, twisted double-handle also formed from bamboo ropeMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 54 cm
Basket41
Moon shape bamboo basket with irregular weaving and bamboo segments interspersed throughout the body and handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Length 32cm Height 14cm
Basket 42
Ovoid bamboo flower basket with handle, Wagumi styleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 43 cm
Basket 43
Boat-shaped bamboo ikebana basket woven with rootwood sections interspersed among bamboo plaitingTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Length 56 cm
Basket 44
Double-gourd bamboo basket woven in irregular weaves with bamboo reed inserts and root handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 51 cm
Basket 45
Conical-shaped bamboo flower basket with handleWagumi style
Meiji (1868-1912) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height 38 cm
Basket 46
Moon-shaped bamboo basket with wrapped handle and interwovenTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height : 38 cm,Width : 38 cm
Basket 47
Rounded bamboo ikebana basket with dark bamboo ribbons and twisted double handleMeiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Signed Sho…sai
Height: 39 cm Ø 35 cm
Basket 48
Comical-shaped bamboo basketKaramono (Chinese style)
Meiji (1868-1912) - Taisho (1912-1926) era
Height 44,5 cm
Basket 49
Moon-shaped bamboo basket with irregular weaveing and bamboo segments interspersed throughout the body and handleTaisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989) era
Height 37 cm
Basket 51
Narrow-waisted bamboo basket with flared lip,double handle and insect wrapping
Taisho (1912-1926) - Showa (1926-1989)
Height : 28 cm
Basket 52
Double-gourd form bamboo ikebana bastket of thin strips of lacquered bamboo in open weave, the rectangular handle with intricate knottingCirca 1920, Showa (1926-1989) era
Signed Yamamoto Shoken
Height : 54 cm
Basket 53
Bamboo tray with symmetrical handleShowa (1926-1989) era
Length 69cm Width 51cm
Basket 54
Bamboo basket (possibly not Japanese)Heisei era (1989-)
Height : 25 cm
Ø 35 cm
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