Antique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Hanakago Wisteria Branch Handle ~16"H Itomasu exemplify a harmonious fusion of

exemplify a harmonious fusion of Eastern and Western artistic influences

cohesive presence well suited to use in tea practice

Known as kachimushi (“victory insects”)

Plain dark brown paper reverse

Antique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Hanakago Wisteria Branch Handle ~16"H Itomasu exemplify a harmonious fusion ofAntique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket (, Hanakago), Wisteria Branch Handle Japan, early 20th century Approx. 16"H 10"D (41 25 cm) A sculptural ikebana flower basket (, hanakago) woven in wide, flat cut bamboo strips in a bold diagonal plaiting pattern that gives the globular body its dynamic, swirling surface. The handle is a single unworked wisteria branch bark retained, gnarled and sinuous arching high above the basket in the naturalistic wabi