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PROPERTY FROM THE ELIZABETH AND
WILLARD CLARK COLLECTION
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UEMATSU CHIKUYU (1947-)
A large bamboo basket titled Wind Bag
Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-) era,
late 20th century
Of crescent form with open-work plaiting
of wire-thin bamboo strips secured to
radiating internal “ribs” in mushi-maki
(“insect wrapping”) technique and continuing
upwards to form a braided loop handle, all
with a dark brown lacquer finish, signed with
an incised signature Chikuyu tsukuru in an
oval plaque at the base of the handle
30 1/8 x 25 1/2 x 9 5/8in (76.5 x 65 x
24.5cm)
$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance
Saito Masamitsu

Born in Tokyo, Uematsu Chikuyu is a
graduate of Oita Prefecture Beppu Industrial
Art Crafts Institute. For about fifteen years
he wove flower baskets, but since 1990 he
has concentrated on larger-scale sculptural
works. Living in near-seclusion outside
Tokyo, Uematsu is renowned both for his
creativity and his perfectionism. Willard
(“Bill”) Clark was among his most
enthustiastic patrons.

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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A BAMBOO BRUSH POT
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926)
era, late 19th/early 20th century
Carved from a single node of bamboo and
decorated with Daruma carved in sunken
relief and a lengthy poem, the surface
smoked and stained
5in (12.7cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

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