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MAEDA CHIKUBOSAI I (1872–1950) One of the most important bamboo artists of the first half of the twentieth
Showa era (1926-1989), 1929 century, Maeda Chikubosai I trained with Tanabe Chikuunsai I—
A circular fruit basket of split susudake (smoked bamboo) woven in a founding father of basketry in Sakai City, Osaka—and began to exhibit
square plaiting with alternating double strips, and with twining, knotting widely from 1926. Chikubosai I had access to an abundant supply of
and wrapping; the handle of bent whole stems of susudake finished susudake (smoked bamboo gathered from inside the roofs of ancient
with rattan knotting, with square copper liner, signed underneath farmhouses), which he used frequently in his work.
Chikubosai kore o tsukuru (Chikubosai made this); with a wood
tomobako storage box inscribed outside [. . .] Kudamonokago (Fruit
Basket), dated and signed inside Showa yon tsuchinoto-mi tojitsu
Chikubosai kore o tsukuru (Chikubosai made this in winter 1929)
and sealed Chikubosai.
28.7cm x 39.5cm x 39.5cm (11¼in x 15½in x 15½in). (3).

£8,000 - 10,000
JPY1,100,000 - 1,300,000
US$9,900 - 12,000

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