Chinese-style Flower Basket (karamono-utsushi hanakago) with Loop Handle

Culture: Japanese
Period: possibly Taishō period, 1912–1926
Period: possibly Shōwa period, 1926–1989
Date: early to mid-20th century
Material: Bamboo and rattan, with lacquered bamboo insert
made in: Japan, Asia
Classification: Basketry, containers
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: basket: 17 1/4 × 8 × 7 in. (43.8 × 20.3 × 17.8 cm)
lacquered bamboo insert: 10 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 3 7/8 in. (26.7 × 10.5 × 9.8 cm)
Credit Line: The Nancy Jane Davidson Shestack Collection, bequest of Alan Shestack
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 256:2020a,b

NOTES

This is a Chinese-style flower basket with symmetrical proportions. It has four bamboo lengths on the sides that extend beyond the square base as short legs. The sides with tight twill plaiting (ajiro-ami) rise upward and outward to a straight cylindrical neck that terminates with a circular rim. The loop handle is made up of two narrow bamboo stalks tied together with rattan at the top center. It is attached with additional rattan to the basket at the rim and the widest point of the body. The lacquered bamboo insert is supported by a base with square plaiting (yotsume-ami) reinforced with diagonal cross-bracing.

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