Bamboo Basket

Bamboo BasketA finely crafted bamboo flat basket of notable quality. It appears that the piece may originally have had a handle, now lost, and was later adapted into its present flat form. The central field is executed in hexagonal plaiting, which transitions to a twill weave along the inner sides, creating subtle textural variation. Though unsigned, the workmanship is of a high standard, suggesting production by a highly skilled bamboo artisan.

Bishamonten is a Japanese god of war and a Buddhist protector of shrines and holy places

but the atypical shape suggests a regional craft variant

one diamond prints solid indigo while its neighbor remains white reserve

The owners of smaller sailing craft

Medicinal pastes would be pressed into the dimples of the handled forms

the robe has the feel of a true textile collage

and was later adapted into its present flat form

from fiber extraction to hand-weaving

likely madake

One side has a cord and bone fitting for hanging

and block variants—used to tension warps and stabilize cloth during weaving and finishing

A paper maché mold (hariko) that originated in Hikone