Flower basket made from arrow shafts (Yadake hanakago)

Tanabe Chikuunsai III (Japanese, born in 1940)

2005

Object PlaceOsaka, Japan

Medium/TechniqueBamboo, bamboo arrow shafts, and rattan

DimensionsOverall: 20 x 20 x 43 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Tanabe Chikuunsai III

Accession number2007.405

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ClassificationsBasketry

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InscriptionsBox inscriptions: Flower basket made from arrow shafts Seventeenth year of Heisei [2005] Made by Tanabe Chikuunsai III Yadake Hanakago Heisei jûnananen Sandai Chikuunsai tsukuru Seals: Sansei, Chikuunsai Seals: Sansei, Chikuunsai 矢竹花籃平成十七年三代竹雲斎　造印：三世、竹雲斎 ProvenanceBefore 2007, acquired from the artist; 2007, offered as a gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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