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Cylinder-form hanging flower basket
Cylinder-form hanging flower basket

Cylinder-form hanging flower basket

Artist (Japanese, active 1912–1989)
Dateca. 1920–40
MediumBamboo
Dimensions13 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 inches (34.3 × 21.6 × 22.9 cm)
Periodlate Meiji / early Taisho period
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineBequest of Ritalou Rogow Harris, Class of 1957, and Robert O. Harris
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Japanese
  • Bamboo
Object number2012.015.006
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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