Minneapolis Institute of Art
Chinese-style flower basket
Morita ChikuamiLinkedCulture matchlcp-fe2b199d7858
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- Bamboo, lacquer, copper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 118243
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Working out of a shop in Kyoto, established by his family in 1819 and still open for business today, Morita Chikuami specialized in creating bamboo baskets for a type of Japanese tea ceremony called sencha. Sencha emerged in Japan in the 1700s, based on contemporary Chinese practices, and was especially popular among the cultural elites of urban Japan. A key component of sencha decoration is flower arrangements, which often utilize bamboo flower baskets like this one. Symmetrical, with an abundance of meticulous decorative detailing, it reflects an age-old Chinese tradition of bamboo basketry that is in stark contrast to the freer forms characteristic of Japanese-style baskets. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Elizabeth and Willard Clark
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