Object Details
Artist
Kamei Koryo
Date
ca. 1920–40
Medium
Bamboo
Dimensions
13 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 inches (34.3 × 21.6 × 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ritalou Rogow Harris, Class of 1957, and Robert O. Harris
Object
Number
2012.015.006
Bamboo slats are woven together to create shapes and forms. Baskets like this one can be used in a t(…)
Bamboo slats are woven together to create shapes and forms. Baskets like this one can be used in a tearoom to display seasonal flowers. Starting from the late nineteenth century in Japan, basketry became recognized as an art form rather than simply as a craft.
