Flower basket
Artist
Shono Shounsai
(Japanese, 1904 - 1974)
Place of OriginJapan
Dateapprox. 1950-1974
CultureJapanese
MaterialsBamboo
DimensionsH. 11 in x W. 7 1/2 in x D. 12 in, H. 27.9 cm x W. 19 cm x D. 30.5 cm
Credit LineLloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection
Object number2006.3.798
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on view生野祥雲斎作 宗全花籠
This basket represents the Sozen style, a shape favored by the Edo period tea master Hisada Sozen (1647– 1707). The artist Shono Shounsai was named a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government in 1967.
