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Japanese Bamboo Basket, Dragon-Faced Root Handle
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Pre 1920 item# 379637
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(718) 274-0962
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This bamboo basket, for ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), was made with alternating wide and narrow pieces of split bamboo which were diagonally woven into a tapered cylindrical shape. The rim is done in a lacy eyelet fashion--visually quite striking. The basket has 3 legs, but only 1 extends out from the bottom of the basket. This tilts the basket slightly forward to enhance the viewing of an arrangement.The hand ...click for details
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Tall Japanese Bamboo Basket with Root Handle
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Pre 1950 item# 387889
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This four-legged basket is made of intricately woven pieces of split bamboo. The rough, asymmetrical shape of the handle is wonderfully juxtaposed against the basket's refined body. It has a warm reddish patina. In excellent condition. One of the thin strips of bamboo around the handle is coming loose, but the handle is attached with nails. So, the integrity of the basket is not compromised.Measurements ...click for details
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Japanese Kimono, Vintage Taisho Romantic
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Pre 1940 item# 448994
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(718) 274-0962
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This is a supreme Taisho-style (1920s-1930s) long-sleeved kimono (furisode) and underkimono (sewn together). It has a motif of traditional Japanese boats in an iris pond--very Rimpa School. Wisteria blossoms hang from the shoulders, and cherry blossoms are scattered here and there. The design composition is positioned across the 4 panels of the kimono--right front panel, 2 back panels, left front panel--giving it a three-dimensional feel, especially when wrapped around the wearer. Silk thread emb ...click for details
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Old Japanese Imari Porcelain Dish, #2
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Pre 1837 VR item# 379970
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This small antique “old Imari” (ko imari) dish was made for the Japanese domestic market, not for export, and reflects Japanese taste. It would have been used in formal "kaiseki" cuisine, for a small individual serving of pickles, beans, vegetables, etc.It is decorated with a cobalt blue underglaze, and red and gold overglazes. The special gold-over-red glazing technique used on this plate is called “kinran-d ...click for details
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Fantastic Japanese Bamboo Basket, Gourd-Shaped
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Pre 1920 item# 365620
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(718) 274-0962
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This is a fantastic, twisted gourd-shaped basket, made of intricately woven strips of bamboo (2 types). Strips of yellow-black striped bamboo are used decoratively, while a reddish-brown stained bamboo is used for the basket frame. The basket comfortably rests in a frame made of old gnarly tree roots (from the camellia bush?). This style of basket was popular in the Meiji and early Taisho periods (1900s-20s). It was made to be used for Japanese flower arrangement (ikebana). ...click for details
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Vintage Japanese Kimono, Maroon Shibori Rinzu
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Pre 1940 item# 462785
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(718) 274-0962
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This is a very special shibori hand tie-dyed kimono made of a pattern-woven silk (rinzu). It has a bold vertical motif of arrow feathers (yabane), one of the most popular kimono designs in the early 20th century. The woven pattern is the linen leaf (asa no ha). Made of a super soft silk. Lined in red (momi) and white silk. In excellent-good condition; clean. Only very slight discoloration along hem (visible on the insi ...click for details
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