Boat-Shaped Flower Basket (Funa-gata Hanakago)

ca. 1930s

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Maeda Chikubōsai I, from Sakai, established a distinguished lineage of bamboo artists. He made Chinese-style (karamono) and literati baskets, pioneered a method of using natural bamboo branches and roots, and was known for his bamboo root handles (a hallmark of Sakai style). He eventually became one of the most acclaimed bamboo artists of the early Shōwa period. Many of his works were presented to the imperial family and high-ranking officials.

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初代前田竹房斎造　舟形花籃
Title: Boat-Shaped Flower Basket (Funa-gata Hanakago)
Artist: Maeda Chikubōsai I (Japanese, 1872–1950)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: ca. 1930s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Timber bamboo, dwarf bamboo, and rattan
Dimensions: 11 13/16 × 22 11/16 × 10 in. (30 × 57.6 × 25.4 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit Line: Lent by Diane and Arthur Abbey
Curatorial Department: Asian Art