TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO BASKETS (HANAKAGO)

TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO BASKETS (HANAKAGO)

MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

For ikebana (traditional flower arrangement), the largest of circular shape with a tall loop handle, a three-character mark underneath; the other with a bulbous body and a wide rim, a U-shaped handle above, together with a liner made of a lacquered section of bamboo, 39cm and 46cm respectively. (3)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.