mia-japanese-korean: Woven banana leaf yūdon-style flower basket, Tanabe Chikuunsai, early 20th cent
mia-japanese-korean: Woven banana leaf yūdon-style flower basket, Tanabe Chikuunsai, early 20th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Artround, closely woven horizontal chevron pattern; widening from base, narrowing slightly at top; bulbous shape; diamond pattern on bottom of interior; top lip of basket decorated with bamboo wound with decorative rosette rattan knots; handle is made of three bent pieces of bamboo secured together with two bands on either side, and three decorative knots at top; anchored by woven arches, forming four prongs on side; inner cylinder is large bamboo stained reddish brown with copper liningSize: 19 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (49.85 × 30.16 cm)Medium: Bamboo, rattan, lacquerhttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/118229/ -- source link
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