Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago)

Tanabe Chikuunsai I Japanese

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Trained in the sencha tea ceremony as well as traditional flower arrangement, Tanabe Chikuunsai I became a prominent member of literati artistic circles, a social network he used to advance recognition of bamboo craftsmanship. The Ryūrikyō style of basketry he invented relates to the art of Yanagisawa Kien (1703–1758), an early Nanga (Literati) painter with the sobriquet “Ryūrikyō,” who made pictures of bamboo baskets filled with flowers or fruits.

Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877–1937), Smoked dwarf bamboo and rattan, Japan

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Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877–1937), Smoked dwarf bamboo and rattan, Japan
Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I (Japanese, 1877–1937), Smoked dwarf bamboo and rattan, Japan

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