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TANABE CHIKUUNSAI 1 (1877-1937)
A handled fruit basket in Takarabune (Treasure Ship) form
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 1920s
Of madake bamboo and rattan, plaited in a range of techniques including
twofold hexagonal asanoha (base) and openwork twill combined with
horizontal elements (sides), the rim wrapped and knotted, the bases of the
handle with elaborate decorative knotting, signed on a signature plaque on
the base Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru (Chikuunsai made this)
17½ in wide
564 $3,000 - 5,000
For another version of this form, developed by the first Chikuunsai during his
peak period in the 1920s, compare A+C VWG, Baskets: Masterpieces of
Japanese Bamboo Art, 1850-2015, n.p. [Catalogue of the Naej Collection],
cat. no. 095.
564
TORII IPPO (1930-2011)
A handled bamboo flower basket in Sozen style
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1960-1980
Of madake bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, the base in double-square plaiting,
the sides in free-style parallel plaiting secured at the base by twining, the rim
wrapped and knotted, the tall handle formed by a tangentially split length of
bent bamboo culm, signed underneath on a signature plaque Ippo
12 1/2in (31.7cm) high

$2,000-3,000
Largely self-taught, Torii Ippo received his first award in 1957 at the Japan
Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Dating from his middle period
563 (before he began to work in a more sculptural mode), the present lot is
an innovative transformation of a squat style of flower basket intended
for chanoyu (tea ceremony) use during the summer months that was
introduced to the canon of Japanese bamboo art by the tea master Hisada
Sōzen (1667-1707).

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KOSUGE KOGETSU (1933-2016)
A handled bamboo flower basket
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1960-1980
Of madake bamboo, the sides in twill plaiting, supported on six feet
made from strips of plain bamboo secured to the body with bamboo or
rattan knots, the border to the wide rim secured by double wrapping, the
handle of bent bamboo with a node at top center, signed underneath on a
signature plaque Kogetsu saku (Made by Kogetsu)
15in (38.1cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
The son and pupil of Kogetsu Chikudo (1895-1966), the versatile Kogetsu
here shows the influence of the Iizuka lineage of bamboo weavers working
in Tochigi Prefecture and Tokyo, who pioneered this style of basket that
relies for its aesthetic impact on the contrast between fine plaiting and plain,
lighter-colored structural elements.

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