DESCRIPTION: A handsome smoked bamboo ikebana basket with appealing patterns and woven rope corners. The body is divided into three sections, the top section with a thin horizontal weave and the others with broad vertical bands. These join a square base of horizontally braided bamboo. A continuous rope woven from very thin bamboo strips forms the handle, corners and feet. This is a truly wonderful basket in excellent condition with a beautiful patina; no breaks or losses. DIMENSIONS: Body o... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A conical shaped Japanese ikebana basket crafted from split bamboo, the upper portion in open vertical strips secured by a horizontal weave at the base. The basket is lined with the original, conforming brass water container and rests on three short bamboo legs. Excellent condition and dating from the late Meiji to Taisho Periods (1900 – 1926). DIMENSIONS: Basket is 12” high (30.5 cm) with handles; 7” high (17.8 cm) without handles; 8 ½” in diameter (21.5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A handsome round ikebana basket, Meiji Period, crafted of smoked bamboo in a diagonal weave with double wrapped handle. Three vertical bamboo strips reinforce two corners, and the basket rests on a square, open weave base. Excellent condition with no breaks or losses. DIMENSIONS: 16 ½” high with handle (42 cm); 10 ½” diameter (26.5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: This large, gorgeous Japanese tray is crafted from a beautifully undulating piece of burl with curled edges that turn and overlap into the interior. The wood is a rich brown and twists in the most sumptuous patterns; the base is made from one flat slab of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. Striking and unique from any angle, it is a testament to the eye of the craftsman who saw its beauty and fashioned it for use. Excellent condition and dating from the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). DIMENSIONS... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A pair of wonderful wood koma-inu dogs (also called Shishi or Fu dogs) covered overall in a dark brown lacquer with traces of gilt. Such dogs were always found in pairs, male and female, with huge stone examples placed at the entrances of Buddhist temples to protect against evil spirits. These smaller wood versions were used on either side of sacred shrines as part of the internal decoration. The name “Koma-inu” means dog of Koryo, after the medieval Korean dynasty from which they... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A fine smoked reed basket in a graceful ovoid form, woven in an open pattern with horizontal reed bands. The basket is complemented by a bent bamboo handle with a butterfly knot centered at the top, and is firmly secured to the basket on each side with three-prong woven supports. Signed by the artist on the base, this basket was in a private Georgia collection since 1975; collector’s catalogue stickers can still be seen on the base. In perfect condition with no breaks or losses ... Click for details