"Ancient Vessel Shape" (Jidai Kamegata) Basket
Iizuka Hôsai II
(Japanese, 1872–1934)
about 1925
Object PlaceTokyo, Japan
Medium/TechniqueInner layer: dyed madake bamboo strips; Outer layer: the ajiro-ami weave of thin bamboo (probably top end of Hoteidake bamboo), using both peeled and unpeeled; branches of the same kind of thin bamboo is used for the decoration in the middle of the body; rim: rattan and bamboo; rings: rattan; finished with dust and lacquer
DimensionsHeight: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund
Accession number2004.567
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBasketry
Collections
ProvenancePrior to 2004 in the collection of Saito Masamitsu; 2004 purchased by the Museum from Hanabako, Tokyo
