花籃|Flower Basket

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second half of the 19th century · Bamboo · Asian Art

For hundreds of years, Japanese farmers and craftspeople harvested bamboo, processed it, and plaited fine strips into practical vessels. Some of these were used in the Japanese art of flower arrangement, ikebana. The nineteenth century saw the rapid growth of basketry inspired by the popular sencha (steeped) tea culture in the Osaka-Kyoto area, and master craftspeople made Chinese-style works such as this flower basket.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half of the 19th century

Medium

Bamboo

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891