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Three-sided basket with root handle
Three-sided basket with root handle

Three-sided basket with root handle

Artist (Japanese, born 1941)
Dateca. 1900
MediumBamboo
DimensionsHeight: 21 1/2 inches (54.6 cm);
Diameter: 6 inches (15.2 cm)
CultureJapan
PeriodMeiji period (1868–1912)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineBequest of Ritalou Rogow Harris, Class of 1957, and Robert O. Harris
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Japanese
  • Bamboo
Object number2012.015.003
Label CopyBamboo slats are woven together to create shapes and forms. Baskets like this one can be used in a tearoom to display seasonal flowers. Starting from the late nineteenth century in Japan, basketry became recognized as an art form rather than simply as a craft.
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