Antique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Hanakago Wisteria Branch Handle ~16"H Paper bearing the inscription 金札 (Kinsatsu

bearing the inscription 金札 (Kinsatsu

with subtle matte and gloss passages across the surface

This style is closely associated with the Kinkōzan workshop tradition

With exception of fading color on edge (see picture 8)

Antique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Hanakago Wisteria Branch Handle ~16"H Paper bearing the inscription 金札 (KinsatsuAntique Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket (, Hanakago), Wisteria Branch Handle Japan, early 20th century Approx. 16"H 10"D (41 25 cm) A sculptural ikebana flower basket (, hanakago) woven in wide, flat cut bamboo strips in a bold diagonal plaiting pattern that gives the globular body its dynamic, swirling surface. The handle is a single unworked wisteria branch bark retained, gnarled and sinuous arching high above the basket in the naturalistic wabi