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dark brown in color; square mouth piece cut from rim of smaller end; five holes at top, three at underside — Vertical flute, c. 1800
China

G216

carved with lotus flowers and leaves; small crab near base — Incense Cylinder, early 18th century
China

G218

Incense Box, China — Incense Box, 1662-1722
China

G216

dark brown speckled bamboo of light brown color; carved to resemble a lingzhi fungus cluster — Lingzhi Form Brushrest, 17th-18th century
China

G217

irregular oval section, slightly tapered to foot; highly 3-dimensional relief carving on 2/3 of outer surface; 7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove in a bamboo forest — Brush Pot, 1662-1722
China

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cylindrical shape with ring foot on sides at bottom and tripod feet; carved with figures in a landscape man drinking tea with attendant, man playing a stringed instrument, 3 men playing a game — Brushpot, 18th century
China

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curved section of bamboo carved on convex side with bird eating an insect chrysalis; branches and leaves at L and R — Wrist Rest, 18th-19th century
China

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nodal section of bamboo forming a knee joint; slanted interior base with 3 low feet — Brush Pot, early 19th century
China

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cylindrical bamboo brush pot carved in high relief; relief is a long poetic inscription by Tung Ch'i-ch'ang, 1555-1636 — Brush Pot, 17th century
China

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dark bamboo sleeved undergarment with leather tie in front — Sleeved undergarment, late 19th century
China

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light brown bamboo vest style undergarment — Sleeveless undergarment, late 19th century
China

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rectangular cage with slats at center dividing it into 2 parts; 2 sliding doors; small bamboo handle on top — Cage for Two Crickets, Date Unknown
China

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oval basket with open weave around most of body in diamond pattern; horizontal bands of closed weave around top and bottom; diagonal weaving around mouth; handle made of four thin reeds coupled together and crossed at top — Basket, 1920s-1930s
Suzuki Gangansai

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vertical rectangular basket with round neck and mouth; close horizontal weave with decorative crisscrossing weave around neck; decorative round knots around corners and on handle — Basket, 19th-20th century
Morita Chikuami

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round basket with narrow foot; wide, squat round body with star-shaped open weave; high, round neck, closed weave; circular handle made of three thin strips forked at the end — Basket, Date Unknown
Unknown Japanese

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bucket-shaped basket with erect, rounded handle; closed, chevron weave; two Japanese characters on one side; block of text with border opposite side — Basket, 19th-20th century
Unknown Japanese

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round basket standing on four inward pointing feet; slightly square around bottom; round body tapers inward at neck and then flares outward to a wide, flat mouth; vertical weave around bottom, horizontal closed weave around upper portion; slats woven together in open weave around mouth; tall, squared handle made of two slats tethered with decorative knots; bamboo cylinder insert — Basket, 19th-20th century
Gyokukōsai

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round basket with squared handle made of five slats; closed horizontal weave with overlapping vertical bamboo strips; two bands of horizontal weave around body; small, flared foot; round cover with elevated cross weave on top with small circular opening at center — Basket, Date Unknown
Unknown Japanese

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round, bulbous basket with wider bottom; closed weave with a band of overlapping star-shaped pattern in lower half; upper half crisscrossing weave in horizontal pattern; diagonal weave just below mouth; handle made of two crossed slats with a thin reed winding around one of the slats; stands on small foot — Basket, Date Unknown
Unknown Japanese

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large round basket made of crisscrossing weave of three strands each of bamboo; short, fat wooden handle of strips wound loosely around a thick bent stick — Basket, Date Unknown
Unknown Japanese

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short, squat four-cornered basket tapering to narrower top with round opening; sides curve outward; handle formed from two bamboo branches that match the width of the basket; secured at top center with three decorative knots; open, crisscross weave with relatively wide bamboo strips; center flower cylinder dark lacquered bamboo — (Sōzen-style basket), mid 20th century
Yokota Hōsai

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rounded, cone-shaped hanging basket; open, vertical weave with spiraling horizontal supports; subtle, zigzagging detail around supports; bamboo inner cylinder — Chinese-Style Basket of Emperor Jiaqing Period, first half 20th century
Yamamoto Shōken

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stout, hexagonal basket with inner lip; two crisscrossing handles with ribbon weave near bottom of handle prongs; closed weave with thin bamboo strips crossing wider horizontal strips — Hexagonal Bamboo Basket, early 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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small woven basket in shape of cicada; open-weave star patterned wings; small bamboo insert in mouth for water; cicada should be oriented vertically, with mouth facing up — Cicada-shaped hanging flower basket, early 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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rectangular purse with somewhat rounded, curved bottom; close chevron weave with square pattern near top; three woven vertical strands at top holding woven clasps — Purse, second half 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai II

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open-work abstract shape of twisting form of series of parallel bent pieces of bamboo — Lively Motion of Lines, 2012
Sugiura Noriyoshi

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woven bamboo basket in cherry finish with oval opening and a body decorated with four vertical strips emanating from circular design just below a band of bamboo encircling entire basket; two strips of bamboo merge into one rounded arch with three decorative knots on top; body of basket is round, but the underside forms a square; on the underside are four thick strips of bamboo woven to form a square, and one of the strips has an etched stamp — Basket, Date Unknown
Japan

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woven bamboo basket in a cherry finish with a tall handle bent to form a squared arch; a small tie of multiple strands of bamboo decorates the top of the handle at center; there is a band of bamboo at the top of the basket — Basket, Date Unknown
Japan

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section of bamboo cut below and above joint; top has hole for spatula; incised serpentine design on exterior of body; spatula has a crescent moon final — Lime Container with Spatula, 20th century
Papua New Guinea

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Oval shaped top and bottom elements connected with closely-spaced vertical rods; metal ring on top — Cricket Trap, 19th century
China

G217

character 'shou' as written in grass script as one continuous stroke of a brush — Stylized Shou Character, c. 1800
China

G217

3-legged folding stand; hinged at top and on horizontal struts; struts supported with cane circles inside squares; brown bamboo decorated with blonde split cane — Hat Stand, 1890-1910
China

G217

bamboo, carved; green jade top in silver setting — Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900
China

G216

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

carved bamboo root, prunice and pine (?) — Brushrest, early 18th century
Shen Ch’uan-lin

G217

rectangular wood box with bamboo barred cover, 2 wood vertically sliding doors at opposite corners and wood central divider — Cricket Fighting Ring, 19th century
China

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wood tube with screw closure at one end; cover carved with small knob with central hole — Cricket Tickler and Case, 19th century
China

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Cylindrical in shape with metal on interior, at rim and on bottom; rests on metal tripod feet; carved on sides with smoking tripod pot, vase of flowers, fruit and 2 small unidentified objects — Brushpot, late 18th-19th century
China

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large reclining Fo dog, holding an openwork ball between its front paws; smaller dog climbing on larger dog — Buddhist Lion-Dog, c. 1800
China

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six vertical cylindrical sections on handle, from top to bottom: man with ox, dwarf riding backwards on an ox with a tall plant, man riding a horse, figure carrying a yoke and a parasol with a tropical plant, dwarf riding backwards on an ox with a large plant with three large leaves, man riding on a horse with two plants; very long, soft, black bristles; rich brown handle; black hanging cord — Calligraphy brush, late 19th century
China

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detailed with scenes of scholars and attendants in a mountain retreat, with a central pavilion nestled amidst the overhanging rocks; a scene of three scholars seated listening to another play the qin in a bamboo grove; two other scholars are walking along a mountain path with two attendants following; reddish-brown color — Brush Pot, 1763 (dated by inscription)
Tung Wen

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incised and carved with an egret standing in water beneath a lotus and reeds; Oriental Art Gallery Ltd. dealer — Wrist Rest, c. 1800
Ping Ts’un

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round basket with flat top and round mouth; star-patterned weave with spiraling top weave; hexagonal base; wide bamboo cylinder for holding flowers — Sound of the Tide, 2000
Tanioka Shigeo

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horizontally oriented black rectangular basket; raised round mouth; black lacquered copper lined cylinder — Horizontal Tubular Basket, early 20th century
Shōseki

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fish-shaped basket with flat bottom; herringbone pattern over spine; long, narrow copper insert with flattened bottom — Fish, second half 20th century
Baba Shōdo

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narrow oval basket with rectangular base; bowed sides; open weave with bamboo supports; shorter bamboo supports near top; organic, curving handle; bamboo cylinder mounted to flat base — Narrow, oval flower basket, second half 19th century
Chikusansai

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hexagonal basket with bulbous sides; open, star patterned weave; stout handle; large bamboo cylinder — Round Handled Flower Basket, early 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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low, round basket with hexagonal base; double rungs around lip; three-dimensional, tiny openwork weave patterns; larger weave pattern bottom — Fruit Basket, mid 20th century
Fukuda Chikuyūsai

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honey colored basket with three corners folded upward and connected forming a somewhat closed parcel; openwork crisscrossing weave; small, dark lacquered bamboo dish — Ofuroshiki Flower Basket, mid 20th century
Suemura Shōbun

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shallow, oval basket with abstract swirling motif; light colored wood; two D-shaped openings amidst swirls — Suzu River, 2007
Uematsu Chikuyū

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open weave basket with decorative knots and braiding at joints; tall handle mounted at back with bottle-shaped design; looping, open weave pattern at top on L and R sides; inner bamboo cylinder with lattice top — Quiver-shaped hanging flower basket, mid 20th century
Suemura Shōbun

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hexagonal basket with tapered, round mouth; squarish handle; patterned weaving along top of handle; swirling, elegant supports and decorations along handle; ornate, star-shaped close weaving pattern; carving on supports; large copper lined bamboo cylinder with grate at top — Chinese-Style Flower Basket, autumn 1921
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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large, square base with long, round neck; wide mouth opening; closed weave; wide strips of bamboo woven around neck — A Man of Aoshima, 1970s-1980s
Tanabe Yōta

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tall, slender deep red/black basket; 4-sided base flairs out into octagonal form near top; open weave with very thin, wiry strands of bamboo that form a star-shaped pattern; woven handle tapers towards center, with looping ornamentation; center lacquered bamboo cylinder with copper lining — Openwork octagonal flower basket, early 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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U-shaped hanging flower holder made from one wide strip of bent bamboo; decorative knots hold the seams together at top; black lacquered water tube, with U-shaped cut-out — Single strip hanging flower vase, 2006
Matsumoto Hafū

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square basket with rounded corners; square opening at top center with smaller square opening visible through bottom center; bamboo cylinder for flowers — Flower Basket, 2003
Tanioka Shigeo

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flower basket with very wide mouth; dramatically tapering, vertical open woven neck; closed weave body widens below neck, tapering again at base; bamboo cylinder with copper lining — Senshū-ami Weave Flower Basket, c. 1935-1945
Tanabe Chikuunsai II

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narrow, red lacquered bamboo; large opening carved on each side forming inherent handle; open top; black interior — Red lacquered bamboo vase, 2000
Fujinuma Noboru

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rectangular tray with low walls; closed weave bottom of tray with decorative patterns; vertical bamboo slats along outer walls — Square Tray, early 20th century
Ichikōsai

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flat, kidney-shaped basket with slightly pointed end; low handle arcing over basket between pointed end and rounded end; vertical weave alternating between wide and thin slats with spiraled horizontal stitching; low lacquered bamboo cylinder — Swallowtail Basket, 2000
Tanioka Shigeo

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oval basket with subtle feet; alternating ridges of open and closed weaving; looping design within inner lip; two curved "teacup" like handles — Flower basket, early 20th century
Tōkōsai

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woven bamboo sides and cover edge; circular shape; brown; ring foot; inscriptions (may be identical) on bottom and at underside of cover — Food Box with Cover, 18th century
China

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fine weave basket with raised loop handle; body tapers toward base; weave more open at top section with only vertical strands — Tapered senshū-ami weave flower basket, c. 1935-1945
Tanabe Chikuunsai II

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round basket with vertical weave in a series of braids; reddish brown hue; two large hoop handles on each side; basket narrows at base and underside is concave; metal insert — Basket, Date Unknown
Japan

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Hammered brass; ovoid vessel resting on a teardrop shaped foot; handle is mounted section of bamboo; likely executed by Hagenauer Werkstatte, Vienna — Pitcher, c. 1938-1940
Rena Rosenthal; Maker: Likely Hagenauer Werkstätte

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Immortal with Bat and Dragon, 18th century

China

G216

**Wristrest with Bamboo Decoration**, c. 1980

Fang Chin-hsia

G216

Tea scoop, 20th century

Unknown Japanese

G224

bamboo rod with woven loop at one end; carved, telescoping hook at opposite end with intersecting bamboo piece connected with twine — Bamboo Hanging Rod, early 20th century
Wada Waichisai II

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Fan-shaped top and bottom elements connected with closely-spaced vertical rods; metal ring on top — Cricket Trap, 19th century
China

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brush with magnifying glass to read poem written on brush; gift of Xing-Hang Yu — Art Brush, 20th century
China

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small chest with hinged lid; wood, covered with light brown woven bamboo, reinforced with metal edges; 2 elaborate handles on short sides; red wax seal on interior of cover — Woven Bamboo Box, 17th century
China

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four removable trays/compartments plus cover, held into place with a base with triangular brackets on short ends and a horizontal element at top; trays and cover lift off and stack on each other; decorated with floral motifs in red, pink, green and white with gold edging; top decorated with four red dragons at corners and scalloped red cartouche with pink and red flowers growing from rock; side supports have red and gold scrolling moldings — Wedding chest, early 19th century
China

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narrow light brown bamboo brush with carved carp, waves, clouds and flower; ring and oblong bone bulb house dark brown hair bristles; handle tip is concave with a cord and loop attached inside the hollow tip — Calligraphy brush, late 19th century
China

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off-white background with supplimentary weft green, dark red, pink, mauve patterning at center--architecture with figures and animals around wood rod at top and fringe of bamboo pieces at bottom — Temple banner (Tung), 20th century
Tai Lue

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triangular metal blade with bamboo handle attached with string; blade has one pointed corner and one blunt corner — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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small triangular blade with one pointed corner and one rounded corner; bamboo handle wrapped with string and attached to blade — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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small triangular blade with one pointed corner and one rounded corner; bamboo handle wrapped with string and attached to blade — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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toe loom with weaving in progress; black and white geometric pattern with a red and a green stripe on either side of center pattern; red wooden sticks at end of work in progress; wooden dowel and wooden paddle — Tension Toe Loom with Attached Weaving, Date Unknown
Miao

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triangular metal blade with one blunt corner and one rounded corner attached to bamboo handle with string — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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triangular metal blade with one blunt corner attached to bamboo handle, wrapped with string — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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triangular metal blade with one blunt corner attached to bamboo handle with string — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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triangular metal blade with one pointed corner and one blunt corner; bamboo handle wrapped with string and attached to blade — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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metal triangular blade attached to bamboo handle with string and an additional wrap of black string; blade has one blunt corner and one pointed corner — Batik Tool, from a set of eight, Date Unknown
Miao

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Sotheby's N.Y. Lot 416 — Bird cage, 1860 (dated by inscription)
Mao Hui

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sculpture made of thin wire-like strands of reddish-brown bamboo; openwork asymmetrical form; looping, open, rather flattened openwork basketweave element with varying stripes of closer-woven bamboo strips; open ends, one on top of the other; loop forms an irregular vertical ovoid shape with openings at bottom; greenish button-like element woven at bottom edge — Prominence, 2012
Honda Shōryū

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tall, round basket that tapers near top of body before flaring outward at mouth; chevron wave design with lighter band of three strips around center; handle made of three strips of bamboo with five decorative knots joining thm together at top; slight foot — Tall basket with wide mouth and handle, late 19th-early 20th century
Seigetsu

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four posted red lacquered stand with enclosed area beneath top shelf; two doors in front with gold basketwork details; metal latch; carvings above legs — Stand with cabinet, 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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straight sides; rounded at bottom with ring foot; wide inward-flaring rim; open wall between inner vertical strips of bamboo and outer woven bamboo, with some strips on outer wall twisted with slightly more golden-colored thin bamboo; black lacquer inner flower container — Flower basket with annular pattern, 1970s-1980s
Wada Seijiku

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short, squat, round basket with raised lip; closed weave with band of unwove, vertical strands near top — Wealth, c. 1935-1945
Tanabe Chikuunsai II

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oblong, low basket with upward curving edges; open, horizontal weave; strands sweep upward into continuous, braided handle; spotted dark pattern in basket; reddish handle — Sooted Bamboo Basket with Handle, 1993
Uematsu Chikuyū

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vertical tunic-shaped woven vessel; vertical weave; three vertical bands of bamboo wrap around form, one down center, and one on each side; one side of form is slightly higher than the other — Mystery, 2000
Honma Hideaki

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tall, 4-sided basket; flares outward at top, forming wide mouth; 4-pronged handle, woven together at upper center; crisscrossing weave pattern; mountain pattern incised around bottom lip; bamboo inner cylinder — Flower Basket, early 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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hanging flower basket in shape of open-mouthed cicada; cone-shaped body with concentric half circles on back; chevron patterned close-weave wings; vertical orientation, with mouth opening facing upward — Cicada-shaped Flower Basket, 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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round basket with decorative ring around mouth featuring woven circles and waving line; 2-pronged handle with two decorative knots flanking hook at handle's center; closed weave around bottom half; large, open, star-patterned weave upper half; rich, purple cord with copper hook attaches to basket; copper pan — Hanging Flower Basket of Ryū Rikyō Taste, early 20th century
Tanabe Chikuunsai

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low, flower shaped basket; petals close weave; open weaving with decorative patterns at center; slightly elevated base — Chrysanthemum-shaped basket, first half 20th century
Tanabe Kōunsai

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slightly U-shaped, tubular vessel; crisscrossing bands of bamboo, small hole at C for water container; diamond-shaped water container — (Crescent-shaped flower basket), early 2000s
Yonezawa Jirō

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half-circle form with one end slightly tapered; diagonal rows of bamboo loops wind around form — Circle, the Symbol of Enlightenment, 1997
Uematsu Chikuyū

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4 curved forms covered in thin bamboo loops; assembled together to create an arched shape — Ascending to Heaven, 1996
Uematsu Chikuyū

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