Madake bamboo, rattan, lacquer
28 (h) x 12 cm
1944-1955
Hanakago (basket) in a shape of jar by Tanabe Chikuunsai Ⅱ (1910-2000)
Original box signed by the artist
“Tekisuikyo*, Chikuunsai kore wo tsukuru” (Chikuunsai made this)
*Signed “Tekisuikyo”.
Tekisuikyo is a name of the house where ChikuunsaiⅡlived during the Second World War, from 1944-1955.
Gozame weave