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

Condition: Very good vintage condition

75" tall by 10" wide (19

with rubbing and loss of gilt on high points

This style is closely associated with the Kinkōzan workshop tradition

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