JAPANESE BASKETS AND SCULPTURE IN THE COTSEN COLLECTION

Flower Basket of Kinmeichiku Bamboo with Lugs
By Hayakawa Shokosai IV (1902-1975)
Kansai region: active in Osaka, 1902-1945, and Kyoto, 1945-1975
Bamboo (probably variant of aged nemagari dake [hobichiku])
Selected techniques: hexagonal plaiting (and variants)
H. 14 3/4 in x Diam. 10 1/4 in.
Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection, 2006.3.14; catalogue no. 10
Photograph by Kaz Tsuruta.

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