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09 Iizuka Shōkansai 1919-2004 Kanto area 10 Iizuka Shōkansai 1919-2004 Kanto area
Hanakago Mimitsuki Hōbichiku bamboo Hanakago Naname Hōbichiku bamboo This woven flower basket is titled
(Phoenix tail bamboo) (Phoenix tail bamboo) Naname which refers to the slanted
Flower basket Flower basket called “Slanted” diagonal shape of the rim, which
with ear-shaped handles Signed: Shōkansai saku Signed: Shōkansai saku would allow the arrangement
(made by Sōkansai) 26 (h) x 14 x 18 cm (made by Shōkansai) of flowers to tilt forward
25.5 (h) x 15.5 x 12 cm Tomobako Tomobako naturally if required.
