藤塚松星造　 「潮」|Tide

Fujitsuka Shōsei

1978 · Timber bamboo and rattan · Asian Art

Tide, a dynamic, airy sculpture by the Kanagawa-based bamboo artist Fujitsuka Shōsei, is made using the thousand-line construction method (kushime-ami). Shōsei quit his job to begin his apprenticeship after seeing bamboo works displayed in a shop window. Trained by Baba Shōdō (1925–1996, who had in turn been trained by Kosuge Shōchikudō), Shōsei is a highly individualistic artist whose style is difficult to categorize.

Artist

Fujitsuka Shōsei

Date

1978

Medium

Timber bamboo and rattan

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019