Japanese Mid Century Bamboo Picnic Basket

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Up for sale is a vintage Japanese handmade bamboo picnic basket with high handle,* simple and elegant design reflecting old … Read more Up for sale is a vintage Japanese handmade bamboo picnic basket with high handle,* simple and elegant design reflecting old Asian rural style, mellow patina, early to mid 20th century, age wear and some losses, joints in loose condition although all parts in position, not suitable for carrying heavy things but good for home and office decoration by displaying with flowers, curios or light objects
14 1/2 in. wide, 12 in. deep, 19 1/2 in. high

* Traditional Japanese bamboo (weaving) art - Bamboo combines lightness, strength, and flexibility with natural beauty. In Japan, it is used to make buildings, rope, fences, furniture, animal traps, arrows, fishing rods, farming tools, kitchen implements, musical instruments, religious articles, cloth, paper, baskets, boxes and, of course, art. The Japanese people have been making baskets out of bamboo for thousands of years, however, it was the flowering of the tea ceremony in Japanese culture after the 15th century that led to a demand for finely made bamboo tea articles and elaborate Chinese-style flower arranging vessels. A pool of talented bamboo artisans developed to meet this demand. The mid-19th century saw the first appearance of ambitious, artist-signed baskets and the development of an original Japanese style. These early bamboo artists excelled at both traditional formal Chinese-style baskets and the wabi-sabi Japanese aesthetic, which embraces imperfection, simplicity and irregularity. This period established the technical and philosophical standards for bamboo artists to come. See less