Description
An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket in the ballister shape with a flat mouth rim. Visual complex plaidwork design on the body and a high recessed foot with a 3 slat star bottom. Aged soot and natural patina. Handle is attached with a braided turtle pattern on each end exemplifying maturity versus youth by way of surrounding the thin youthful bamboo around the old segmented nodule accentuated main bamboo. Symbolizing the strength and bond of a family, the handle is bound in six opposing sections using practical binding.
Age: Meiji Era (1868-1912
Dimensions: 21 1/4″ H by 11 1/2″ W by 9 1/2″ D
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