二代飯塚鳳斎造 華籃|Large Flower Basket (Hanakago)
Iizuka Hōsai II
ca. 1910s · Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer · Asian Art
Like many bamboo artists of his time, Iizuka Hōsai II spent his early career producing the Chinese-style (karamono) works preferred among literati circles. This large flower basket in the shape of an ancient Chinese bronze vessel exhibits seamlessly intertwined, alternating plaiting patterns and rattan accents.
- Artist
- Iizuka Hōsai II
- Date
- ca. 1910s
- Medium
- Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
