ticketsMember | Make a donation

Flower Holder (Hanaire) in the Shape of a Water Rail Flute

ca. 1960s–70s
Not on view
This flower holder resembles the type of bamboo flute played in Japan to attract the water rail, a bird. The piece was inspired by the wall vases (ichijū-giri) pioneered in the sixteenth century in connection with wabi-cha tea gatherings.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 生野祥雲斎造 「白竹一重切 くいな笛」花入
  • Title: Flower Holder (Hanaire) in the Shape of a Water Rail Flute
  • Artist: Shōno Shōunsai (Japanese, 1904–1970)
  • Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
  • Date: ca. 1960s–70s
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Timber bamboo
  • Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); Diam. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bamboo
  • Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.424.21
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Sozen Flower Basket, Shōno Shōunsai Japanese, Kurochiku and rattan, Japan
Sozen Flower Basket
Shōno Shōunsai
ca. 1960–65
Fruit or Offering Tray (Morikago)
Shōno Shōunsai
ca. 1960s–70s
Offering or Fruit Tray (Morikago) with Intersecting Circles Design, Shōno Shōunsai Japanese, Smoked timber bamboo and rattan, Japan
Offering or Fruit Tray (Morikago) with Intersecting Circles Design
Shōno Shōunsai
ca. 1947
Cylindrical Vase, Fukami Sueharu Japanese, Porcelain with pale-blue glaze (seihakuji), Japan
Cylindrical Vase
Fukami Sueharu
early 21st century
Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo), Kondō Yutaka Japanese, Stoneware with white slip and black glaze, Japan
Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo)
Kondō Yutaka
1964

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.