Portable basket for tea utensils
Artist
Hayakawa Shokosai I
(Japanese, 1815 - 1897)
Place of OriginOsaka, Japan
Date1883
MaterialsRattan; various plaiting techniques
DimensionsH. 8 in x W. 8 in x D. 5 in
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60M405.a-.c
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on viewInscribedMeiji juuyonen shi Yuukou nitou shouhai. Rokujuukyuu okina Shoukosai kore wo tsukuru. (This was made by Shokosai, old man of age 69, recipient of the Meiji 14, 1881, Second Prize Metal for Outstanding Artistry [at the First National Industrial Exhibition for Promotion of Industries].)
Tanaka Kosai
