https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/94621/fullCylinder-form hanging flower basketca. 1920–4013 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 inches (34.3 × 21.6 × 22.9 cm)BambooBequest of Ritalou Rogow Harris, Class of 1957, and Robert O. Harris2012.015.0060Red-brown hatchet-sheath shaped basket. Layered thin strips are woven in a twill plait over wide verticals which form the base of the basket. In the middle are two rows of brick plaits formed from two different widths of wide split bamboo. One medium width piece is looped around the rim. There is a rattan hanging loop on the back. Signed Kakusho (Koun).Decorative Arts20316245331Kamei KoryoBamboo 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.late Meiji / early Taisho period2012.015.006