Eighth-Day Moon Flower Basket, first half 20th century
Maeda Chikubōsaiexpand_more
Bamboo, rattan, lacquerexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund; purchase from the collection of Elizabeth and Willard Clarkexpand_more 2013.31.78a,b
On View in Gallery 222expand_more
On the eighth day of the lunar calendar, a half-moon appears in the sky. True to its name, the semi-spherical body of this basket appears to wax and wane depending on the angle from which one views it. The fenced sides evoke the railings on Japanese balconies from which one would gaze at the moon.
Maeda Chikubōsai taught himself bamboo basketry and was particularly adept at employing the natural bend in the plants and their rhizomes to shape his baskets. In this work, he took advantage of the bamboo’s curves to form the handle.
Details
- Title
- Eighth-Day Moon Flower Basket
- Artist Life
- 1872 - 1950
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.31.78a,b
- Curator Approved
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