Chinese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s

Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this small flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The basket is woven of thin...

Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The small basket is woven ...

Expertly woven of reeds and fine cord, this large Chinese market basket has a wide, oblong shape with a shallow interior and flared ends. A bent wooden handle arches high over the ba...

It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. The round basket has been...

A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed gathering basket with a bentwood handle attached with simple iron straps.

**Title:** Large 20th Century Chinese Woven Willow Basket **Description:** This large Chinese woven basket, crafted from willow, features a sturdy handle and is in great condition. ...

An antique Thai hand-woven rattan, bamboo and wood grain basket from the 19th century, with tapering lines and rustic character. Created in Thailand during the 19th century, this gra...

A large and impressive Japanese basket in the form of a morikago by Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950) circa first half of the 20th century. Chikubosai I was from the Kansai Region and active in Sakai, Osaka prefecture. He was instructed by Wada Waichisai I, (1851-1901). Morikago is a shallow open basket with handle. It was traditionally used to display fruits, sometimes flowers, during Sencha tea ceremony. In contrast to Chanoyu, Sencha ceremony uses loose green tea leaves instead of tea powder. The placement of loose fruits in the basket meant that the pattern of the bottom, which is often elaborate, was meant to be visible. This morikago was beautifully constructed with bent bamboo frame and twill plaits for the body. The bottom of the basket features a double diamond pattern achieved with a variation of plover plait. The bifurcated handles was bundle-plated with a rather free spirit approach. They show a poetic suggestion of movement, as if the bamboos were still swaying in the wind. The basket has a copper insert that fits perfectly and it is quite possibly the original. The basket is signed on the base "Chikubosai". The style of the signature shows that it was made by Maeda Chikubosai I. For another Morikago basket by Maeda Chikubosai I, see page 79 of "Masters of Bamboo" by Rinne. For the study of the signature of Chikubosai I "Baskets Master Pieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...