Antique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Hanakago Wisteria Branch Handle ~16"H Paper Condition: Minor age wear consistent

Condition: Minor age wear consistent with use and handling

This style is closely associated with the Kinkōzan workshop tradition

with subtle matte and gloss passages across the surface

75" tall by 10" wide (19

The handle is made of a very hard durable Japanese red oak

Antique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Hanakago Wisteria Branch Handle ~16"H Paper Condition: Minor age wear consistentAntique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket (, Hanakago), Wisteria Branch Handle Japan, early 20th century Approx. 16"H 10"D (41 25 cm) A sculptural ikebana flower basket (, hanakago) woven in wide, flat cut bamboo strips in a bold diagonal plaiting pattern that gives the globular body its dynamic, swirling surface. The handle is a single unworked wisteria branch bark retained, gnarled and sinuous arching high above the basket in the naturalistic wabi