Basket
Caption
Basket, 19th century. Bamboo, lacquer, 16 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (42.7 x 24.5 cm) width with handle: 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm) base: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection, 2004.28.232.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Basket
Date
19th century
Period
Edo Period to Meiji Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Bamboo, lacquer
Classification
Dimensions
16 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (42.7 x 24.5 cm) width with handle: 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm) base: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 14 cm)
Signatures
Signed/inscribed at base: appears to be signature of Maeda Chikubosai. There were two basketry artists by this name, I (1872-1950) and his folower II (1917-2003). Which generation is to be determined.
Credit Line
The Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection
Accession Number
2004.28.232
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