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Hanging hatchet case flower basket
Hanging hatchet case flower basket

Hanging hatchet case flower basket

Place of OriginJapan
Dateapprox. 1912-1975
CultureJapanese
MaterialsBamboo (madake variety) and rattan
DimensionsH. 8 1/2 in x W. 5 1/2 in x D. 3 in, H. 21.6 cm x W. 14 cm x D. 7.6 cm
Credit LineLloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection
Object number2006.3.891
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
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鉈籠掛花入

The "hatchet case" basket (natakago) is one of the Japanese-style flower baskets—modeled on utilitarian prototypes—favored in chanoyu, the Way of Tea. It would have been hung in a tearoom.