A tall, oval-shaped bamboo flower basket with loop handle signed Chikuami zo [Morita Chikuami], Taisho Period, early 20th century.

On a plated base, the wall has been woven in a mat style in an egg-shaped form, accented with a combination of thin bamboo strips and openwork pattern. The mouth made of a ring of intertwined natural bamboo stems and the handle made of separately fixed and bound bamboo stems. Early 20th century.

Bamboo groves are synonymous with the Japanese landscape, and crafting items from bamboo is one of the oldest technical skills in Japan. Skillfully crafted Japanese bamboo baskets have been used in Buddhist and tea ceremonies for centuries, initially evolved from craftsmen copying Chinese baskets brought into Japan in the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries. Master-apprentice lineages were established to pass skills down through the ages. During the twentieth century, individual artisans reinterpreted these traditions to create imaginative forms and vessels for flower arrangements. Credit: Tai Modern

Height: 10” / 25cm Diameter: 23” / 58.5cm

£1,500

Formerly from an American private collection, to Christies May 2013 and acquired through an agent  by John Bly March 2024.

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