Zentner Collection
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Antique Japanese large woven bamboo ikebana (flower arranging) basket. Beautifully assembled with stunning flowing lines.. Lined with metal containers used to hold water. Very unusual size with excellent condition. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 26" H x 16" W
Zentner Collection
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Antique Japanese woven ikebana basket (flower arranging basket) with an hourglass figure, double jointed side handles, hardwood vase inside body.
Size: 11" height, 12" width
Zentner Collection
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
An antique Japanese bamboo basket made for Ikebana flower arranging. Depicts an archaic Chinese bronze vessel with flared open mouth design with side handles. The weave of the body suggests the pattern that would have imbued if this were a bronze form. Base is a six pointed foot with maker's sign that reads Sarihen.
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)
Dimensions: 11 1/2" High by 11 1/2" Wide by 9 3/4" Deep
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)
Dimensions: 11 1/2" High by 11 1/2" Wide by 9 3/4" Deep
Zentner Collection
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
Antique Japanese large woven ikebana basket, used for artistic flower arrangements. The basket body has an open flat plate with woven geometric design. Chiku'unsai is known for adding natural found objects as shown of gnarled bamboo handle. He allows us to see the beauty in this state. The wide, flat foot is signed on the bottom "Chiku'unsai"
(1887-1937)
Size: 19" H x 18" W
(1887-1937)
Size: 19" H x 18" W
Zentner Collection
$2,700.00
$2,700.00
Antique Japanese ikebana basket. Wild and natural appearance with gnarled wisteria branches making up the frame of the basket including a tall arching handle. The small, neatly woven body of the basket is made of split bamboo and is nestled between the knotted wisteria branches.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 14" high x 15" long x 9" wide
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 14" high x 15" long x 9" wide
Zentner Collection
$2,600.00
$2,600.00
This is an antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket that harkens to the shape of an ancient bronze vessel and it features an exaggerated loop handle. The upper half of the basket was created in an auspicious repeating pine needle weave which would represent longevity. The cross hatched weave bordering along the hip delineates the upper and lower halves with lower half incorporating double layered split bamboo in its weave...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
An antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket with Wisteria handle. In a baluster form, it has a right facing angular pattern of bamboo strips juxtaposed with vertical bamboo strips surrounding the basket.
The base has a center star design surrounded by a circular weave.
Age: Late Meiji Period (1900-1910)
Dimensions: 20" High by 10" Diameter
Age: Late Meiji Period (1900-1910)
Dimensions: 20" High by 10" Diameter
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
An antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket in an elegant satchel style with woven bamboo rope handle. Original smoked patina with flattened bamboo panels interwoven with the construction of the weave. Finished with a volcanic ash. Bottom has three bamboo slats woven into a triangular structure. Comes with lined bamboo insert.
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1900)
Dimensions: 16 1/2" High by 10 1/2" Diameter
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1900)
Dimensions: 16 1/2" High by 10 1/2" Diameter
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
An antique Japanese Ikebana basket woven in a rope-like technique to create a classic design similar to a textured Macrame weave. The shape is an inverted cone with a splayed foot and flat weave. The wrapped handle creates a crescent-like opening and the body features a cross hatched undulating weaving design.
Age: Taisho Era (1912-2020)
Dimensions: 18" High by 9" Wide by 8" Deep
Age: Taisho Era (1912-2020)
Dimensions: 18" High by 9" Wide by 8" Deep
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket in a rounded barrel shape with small mouth. Large bamboo splat work measuring 3 1/4" wide forming the body with rhythmic braided bamboo reinforcing the splats while adding a visual tempo. It has a flat foot and a triangular bottom. The handle is a twisted bamboo rope connected by two legs on each side. The basket is firm and solid in terms of its construction due to its strong woven braided technique incorporated in its creation...
Zentner Collection
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
An antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket in a tall slender design. With a matched Wisteria handle that sweeps high over the top of the basket and dramatically extends to the waist. The body is divided by three levels, each separated by a distinct weave. Base is comprised of three layered concentric rings that provide a strong foundation for this work of art.
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1900)
Dimensions: 7 1/2" Diameter by 23 3/4" High
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1900)
Dimensions: 7 1/2" Diameter by 23 3/4" High
Zentner Collection
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket in the ballister shape with a flat mouth rim. Visual complex plaidwork design on the body and a high recessed foot with a 3 slat star bottom. Aged soot and natural patina. Handle is attached with a braided turtle pattern on each end exemplifying maturity versus youth by way of surrounding the thin youthful bamboo around the old segmented nodule accentuated main bamboo...
Zentner Collection
$1,750.00
$1,750.00
Antique Japanese ikebana (flower arranging) basket of a very tall, slender form. The body is woven in criss-cross patterns with slim, tightly woven accents at the top and very middle. The inside has a slim bamboo container. Bottom is signed "Kazutomi".
Size: 23" H x 5.5" W
Zentner Collection
$1,650.00
$1,650.00
Antique Japanese finely woven ikebana basket with tall handle. Tightly woven with very thin strips of split bamboo and intricate knot work. Formal, even shape. Signed by the artist.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 19 3/4" high x 10" wide x 9" deep
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 19 3/4" high x 10" wide x 9" deep
Zentner Collection
$1,650.00
$1,650.00
An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket in a stylized Baluster form with bi-color bamboo intertwined with mature bamboo featuring dark nodules in a diagonal cross-hatch pattern. Each square of the pattern measures 1 3/8" and they are not tightly woven though they are in scale with the size of the basket. The handles were created using twisted stalks that were integrated free-form into the basket. Open mouth with twisted rope lip...
Zentner Collection
$1,450.00
$1,450.00
An antique Japanese Ikebana basket in a Cornucopia open flared mouth design tapering to a four post square base. Finely woven using a two tone caramel colored split bamboo with binding weaves forming frogs and turtles. Each post has inset caterpillar weave and the base has a cross slatted split bamboo that was signed by the artist. The handle is comprised of three delicate bamboo branches each of differing sizes representing a child, an adolescent, and an adult...
Zentner Collection
$1,250.00
$1,250.00
Antique Japanese large fruit basket. Wide and flat body woven with very fine, narrow sections of split bamboo. The handle is made of two bamboo branches, joined with intricate knot-work. Beautiful dark color and patina.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 15" high x 14 1/2" wide x 14 1/2" wide
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 15" high x 14 1/2" wide x 14 1/2" wide
Zentner Collection
$1,250.00
$1,250.00
An antique Japanese Bamboo Ikebana basket woven in a traditional form with an elegant loop handle. It features a woven foot, with a star split base that was signed by the artist. The woven sides have terminating two through five layered spacers. The three Bamboo loop handle has caterpillar styled reinforcements at the base with five auspicious turtle style woven reinforcements along the top. Natural soot patina acquired over years of loving use...