飯塚小玕斎造 茭菱紋竹刺編筐籃|Box for Accessories (Take sashi-ami katami)

Iizuka Shōkansai

ca. 1972–73 · Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer · Asian Art

This box for accessories demonstrates Iizuka Shōkansai’s take on his father’s embroidered-plaiting (take sashi-ami) technique. Meticulously plaited and embellished with geometric designs, it was made just as Shōkansai was transitioning from the Nitten world to that of the Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition; he debuted at the latter in 1974 and won the prestigious Ministry of Education award for a similar box. The work on view here was probably made in preparation for its award-winning twin.

Artist

Iizuka Shōkansai

Date

ca. 1972–73

Medium

Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019