飯塚琅玕斎造　「宝殿」花籃|Holy Shrine Flower Basket (Hanakago)

Iizuka Rōkansai

ca. 1940s · Timber bamboo and rattan · Asian Art

This flower basket of leached and split blond bamboo features openwork passages created with a combination of traditional techniques, including twining (nawame-ami) and hemp leaf–pattern plaiting (asa-no-ha ami). Its shape recalls that of an ancient ash-glazed pot or bronze urn, while the title refers to the treasure house (or sanctuary) of a Shinto shrine.

Artist

Iizuka Rōkansai

Date

ca. 1940s

Medium

Timber bamboo and rattan

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019