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Ikebana Basket : Hanakago
Kago, or baskets, encompass a wide variety of designs and uses in Japanese culture. Refined ikebana baskets for flowers or more utilitarian sieves, winnowers, and strainers: all represent a wealth of bamboo craftsmanship. The use of bamboo in the construction of baskets has much to do with its accessibility. Bamboo sprouts each year and takes about a year to grow to full size so that, within the space of a couple of years, bamboo is ready for use. The essential beauty of bamboo is accompanied by superior qualities of strength and resilience.
Bamboo flower basket
B-0079
Signed by Takesono-sai Born in 1915
15"T x 10"W x 8.5"D
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Hana Kago
B-0087
Globe form woven in bands of thin strips. Bamboo. Taisho era 1912-26. Measures 9.25 x 13.5 tall.
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Hana Kago
B-0089
Flower basket in beautiful color with powerful weaving and form. Measures 10.5 x 19 tall, Meiji -Taisho.
$2,400.00 Add
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Ikebana Basket
B-0116
Multi colored woven bamboo basket. Measures 10 x 16.5. Taisho period 1912-26
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Wall Hanging Flower Basket
B-0129
Hana kago in wall mounted style. Signed: Waiichisai I(active in Osaka, Meiji era). Measures 6.5 x 13.5 tall. Fine condition and patina.
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Wall Hanging Bamboo Basket
B-0144
Outstanding hana kago in wall mounted style, signed Chikuryusai, Kansai region, and measuring 6.5 x 8"tall. Very good condition and color, woven of sooted bamboo, early 20th century.
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Because of the nature of Japan's steep mountain enviromment, the human body represented the principal means of transporting goods. Baskets had to be made, therefore, to conform to the shape of various parts of the body. There were baskets borne on the back, strapped to the waist, balanced on the head, and carried by hand. Each basket required a different shape, size and weave. The beauty, versatility, light weight, and suppleness of bamboo as a material for creating baskets remains unsurpassed.
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