Backpack (karui)
Artist
Iiboshi Itsuo
(Japanese, b. 1928)
Date1995
CultureJapanese
MaterialsBamboo, rice straw, and metal wire; hemp leaf plaiting and straw rope
DimensionsH. 18 1/2 in x W. 22 in x D. 16 1/2 in, H. 47 cm x W. 55.9 cm x D. 41.9 cm
Credit LineLloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection
Object number2006.3.745
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on viewUsed for transporting produce and tools, backpacks from this region are the subject of the book A Basketmaker in Rural Japan, by Louise Cort and Nakamura Kenji (Washington D.C.: Sackler Gallery, 1994).
approx. 1880-1920
approx. 1926-1940
approx. 1925-1950
