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BAMBOO BASKETS
Various Properties
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SUZUKI GENGENSAI (1891–1950) SUEMURA SHOBUN (1917–2000)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, circa 1923–1950 Showa era (1926-1989), second half of the 20th century
A hanging flower basket in Chinese style, dyed timber bamboo, ‘Abundant Catch’ hanging flower basket, dyed timber bamboo;
rattan; mat plaiting, twining, free-style plaiting, wrapping, knotting; twined mat plaiting; square plaiting (base); twining, wrapping, knotting;
facetted and dyed bamboo otoshi (water holder); signed on the facetted and lacquered bamboo otoshi (water holder); signed on the
reverse under the hanging loop Gengensai tsukuru (Made by base Shobun; with a wood tomobako storage box titled and signed
Gengensai); seal: Gengensai; with a wood tomobako storage box Horyo hanakago Suemura Shobun (Abundant Catch Flower Basket,
titled and signed Karamono utsushi henbari mimitsuki kakebanakago Suemura Shobun) with seals Shobun, Bunzo.
Naniwa Gengensai tsukuru (Chinese-style flower basket with small 19.7cm (7¾in) high. (3).
handles, in the shape of a pilgrim bottle with bombé sides, made by
Gengensai of Osaka). £800 - 1,200
20cm (7 7/8in) high. (3). JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,600
£600 - 800
JPY91,000 - 120,000 A native of Osaka, Suemura Shobun trained under Yamamoto
US$820 - 1,100 Chikuryosai I from 1936, achieving independent status in 1941. He
began showing his work at the Nitten and other national exhibitions
This student of Yamashita Kochikusai became an independent artist in 1951.
in 1913 and received the name Gengensai the following year,
changing the character for Gen, as in the signature to this lot, in 1923.
He showed his work frequently at exhibitions in the Osaka area.

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