THREE JAPANESE WOVEN BAMBOO CHARCOAL BASKETS (SUMITORI)

THREE JAPANESE WOVEN BAMBOO CHARCOAL BASKETS (SUMITORI)

MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY

The Chinese-style baskets for the sencha tea ceremony, two with a square base and a wide oval mouth, the third with a hexagonal body and raised on short feet, the bamboo strips woven in a variety of techniques to produces diverse patterns, 31.5cm max. (3)

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