四代田邊竹雲斎造　「出帆」舟形花籃|Setting Sail (Boat-Shaped Flower Basket)

Tanabe Chikuunsai IV

2015 · Timber bamboo, rattan, and bamboo branches · Asian Art

Tanabe Chikuunsai IV’s work, exhibited widely in Asia, Europe, and the United States, has received numerous awards, including a prize at the 2015 Kinki Regional Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for this basket. One of the most talented and versatile bamboo artists of his generation—he made his first basket at the age of ten—Chikuunsai IV has carried on his family’s tradition but also experiments with combining lacquer (urushi) and bamboo as well as with creating large installations.

Artist

Tanabe Chikuunsai IV

Date

2015

Medium

Timber bamboo, rattan, and bamboo branches

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019