Tanabe Kōunsai (1898 - 1987)3. Suehiro (Burgeoning Prosperity) flower basket
Signed: Kōunsai made this
Madake and nemagaridake (hōbichiku) bamboo, rattan and lacquer; twined square plaiting overlaid on diagonal plaiting, knotting, bamboo-root handle
Height: 46.3cm
Width: 23.5cm
Depth: 21.0cm
Box inscription: Aioi-ami suehiro hanakago (double plaited flower basket with splayed mouth); Chinu-ura no jū Kōunsai kore o tsukuru (Tanabe Kōunsai of Chinu-ura made this); Seal: Kōunsai
Tanabe Kōunsai was a member of the famous Chikuunsai family of bamboo artists: he was a cousin of Chikuunsai II (1910 - 2000).
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