Rattan & bamboo lunch basket with gourd and cup, Japan Meiji era
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Baskets: Pre 1910: Item # 1286495
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Baskets: Pre 1910: Item # 1286495
Please refer to our stock # 10188 when inquiring.
$280.00
Set for carrying lunch. Bamboo and rattan basketry box lined with green brocade, the outside with an intricate diamond pattern woven in two colors, the corners fortified with leather. Dangling from one of the brass handles is a natural gourd with silver stopper and a lacquer sake cup, imitating Tamba stoneware. Japan, Meiji era, early 20th century.
Basket: H 3; L 6; D 4 ¼ inches (7,5 x 15,2 x 10,6 cm). Gourd: L 7 ½ inches (18,5 cm). Sake cup: diam. 2 inches (5,2 cm).
Traces of usage at basket, all in all good condition.
