中田錦石造　茶箪笥|Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu)

Nakata Kinseki

1940 · Timber bamboo and rattan · Asian Art

Active in eastern Japan, Iizuka Rōkansai (1890–1958) was the charismatic leader of a new generation of bamboo artists who pushed the boundaries of the traditional medium and developed a rich lexicon of novel shapes, techniques, and styles. Kinseki, one of Rōkansai’s lesser-known disciples, created this striking tea-ceremony chest using his master’s signature embroidered-plaiting technique (take sashi-ami).

Artist

Nakata Kinseki

Date

1940

Medium

Timber bamboo and rattan

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019