JAPANESE BASKETS AND SCULPTURE IN THE COTSEN COLLECTION

Boat-Shaped Charcoal Basket, approx. 1897-1905
By Hayakawa Shokosai II (1860-1905)
Kansai region: active in Osaka
Selected techniques: hemp leaf plaiting (variant)
H. 5 1/2 in x W. 7 1/4 in x D. 4 1/2 in.
Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection, 2006.3.559; catalogue no. 8
Photograph by Kaz Tsuruta.

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