Flower Basket
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- Title
Flower Basket
- Related Titles
original language: 花籠
- Artist
- Date
early 20th century
- Medium
bamboo
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
14 in x 13 in diam.
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: 竹阿弥作 (Made by Chikuami), incised into the bamboo, underside of basket Transliteration (Translation): Chikuami saku (Made by Chikuami) Language: Japanese
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Decorative Art
Baskets
- Object Type
basket
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Diana Turner Memorial Fund
- Accession Number
78.6.1A,B
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Morita was a member of a respected family of artisans who specialized in working with bamboo. The shop founded by his grandfather in 1819 still stands on a busy street in Kyoto.
Chikuami was part of the generation that transformed bamboo weaving from craft into art. Although he never deviated from the tradition of making functional objects, his innovative techniques and use of materials won recognition at national competitive exhibitions and among foreign collectors.
