%C2%A9 Tanabe Chikuunsai II
Wealth, c. 1935-1945
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Bamboo (madake), rattan, lacquerexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund; purchase from the collection of Elizabeth and Willard Clarkexpand_more 2013.31.108
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The work is an excellent example of a plaiting technique called senshū-ami, where literally a “group of one-thousand parallel lines” of bamboo are gathered and woven tightly together. Tanaba Chikuunsai II used this technique often. After weaving, the basket was dyed with vegetable dyes and then finished with lacquer.
The original signed box that accompanies this piece bears an inscription, Tekisuikyo, which refers to the place where the family lived before and during World War II; thus indicating the date of this piece.
Details
- Title
- Wealth
- Artist Life
- 1910 - 2000
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.31.108
- Curator Approved
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