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Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu)

1940
Not on view
Active in eastern Japan, Iizuka Rōkansai (1890–1958) was the charismatic leader of a new generation of bamboo artists who pushed the boundaries of the traditional medium and developed a rich lexicon of novel shapes, techniques, and styles. Kinseki, one of Rōkansai’s lesser-known disciples, created this striking tea-ceremony chest using his master’s signature embroidered-plaiting technique (take sashi-ami).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 中田錦石造　茶箪笥
  • Title: Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu)
  • Artist: Nakata Kinseki (Japanese, 1902–1959)
  • Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
  • Date: 1940
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Timber bamboo and rattan
  • Dimensions: H. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
  • Classification: Bamboo
  • Credit Line: Gift of Diane Abbey, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.425.29a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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