Flower basket in the shape of an ox-drawn carriage
Artist
Kato Toshosai
Japanese, 1900 - 1950
Place of OriginTsu, Mie prefecture, Japan; Tsu, Mie prefecture
Dateapprox. 1900-1925
CultureJapanese
MaterialsBamboo (susutake; smoked madake variety), rattan, and silver; twill plaiting and chrysanthemum base plaiting
DimensionsH. 5 1/4 in x Diam. 5 1/2 in, H. 13.3 cm x Diam. 14 cm
Credit LineLloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection
Object number2006.3.538
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on view唐昇斎作 「煤竹製 御所車花籠」
Intricately plaited baskets in unusual shapes were popular in Japan in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
approx. 1900-1950
approx. 1900-1975
