初代山本竹龍斎造　玉簾編花籃|Flower Basket (Tamasudare-ami hanakago)

Yamamoto Chikuryūsai I

first half of the 20th century · Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer · Asian Art

Like many bamboo masters, Yamamoto Chikuryūsai I created Chinese-style (karamono) baskets for use in sencha practices among the literati. This finely plaited flower basket was made with thin strips of timber bamboo woven into “beaded bamboo blind” plaiting (tamasudare-ami), derived from a karamono rattan technique. The object was finished with a coat of lacquer.

Artist

Yamamoto Chikuryūsai I

Date

first half of the 20th century

Medium

Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019