Fruit Tray (Morimono-kago)

ca. 1965–77

Not on view

This fruit tray represents a modern application of a type of parallel construction that is one of the traditional Hayakawa techniques. The origins of such fruit trays, which are used to hold arrangements of fruits and vegetables in the Japanese art of ikebana, can be traced back to harvest festivals and to ceremonial offerings of fruit set in front of Buddhist icons. Hayakawa masters typically do not apply a lacquer (urushi) finish to their baskets; instead, they submerge finished baskets in a dye bath made from plum tree bark and wood extracts.

Artwork Details

五代早川尚古斎造　四方縁盛物籃
Title: Fruit Tray (Morimono-kago)
Artist: Hayakawa Shōkosai V (Japanese, 1932–2011)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: ca. 1965–77
Culture: Japan
Medium: Smoked timber, dwarf bamboo, and rattan
Dimensions: H. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); W. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); D.17 5/16 in. (43.9 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
Object Number: 2019.424.9a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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