生野祥雲斎造 「白竹一重切 くいな笛」花入|Water Rail Flute Flower Holder (Hanaire)

Shōno Shōunsai

ca. 1960s–70s · Timber bamboo · Asian Art

This flower holder resembles the type of bamboo flute played in Japan to attract the water rail, a bird. The piece was inspired by the wall vases (ichijū-giri) pioneered in the sixteenth century in connection with wabi-cha tea gatherings.

Artist

Shōno Shōunsai

Date

ca. 1960s–70s

Medium

Timber bamboo

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019