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Material: Bamboo
19th Century Basket Box
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful 19th century food caddy basket with two compartments that are also used to serve. Turned woven bamboo with reed and wood. This type of food caddy is often associated with DIM Sum...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Rosenthal Netter Large Bamboo & Rattan Basket or Planter
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural bamboo and rattan or wicker basket features an unusual form with a wide rounded base that tapers towards the opening. The body of the basket is hand woven with sim...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Midcentury Basket Rattan, Wicker and Brass Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful round basket with lid in rattan, wicker and brass in the style of Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Large Pencil Rattan Bamboo Serving Tray With Handles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage large oversized pencil, rattan, bamboo serving tray with handles.
Fantastic rectangular shape breakfast serving tray fully made in bamboo canes, curved rattan and hand-woven ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
Italian 1950s Wicker and Bamboo Basket with Lid
By Tito Agnoli, Bonacina
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s Wicker and Bamboo Basket with Lid.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Rattan and Bamboo Plant Holder or Basket by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury squared Plant Holder or Basket in rattan and bamboo by Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were the three leading design...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
Rattan and Brass Basket Centerpiece Bowl, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo / rattan large bowl, centerpiece or basket.
It has a brass trim covering the top.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
This piece has a design inspire...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Bamboo and Fabric Sewing Storage Basket with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little Mid-Century bamboo storage basket with lid and fabric lined insert. Originally used as sewing or knitting storage. In original condition with visible wear consistent wit...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Plywood
1970s Italian Bamboo/ Rattan Wastepaper Basket with Polished Brass Rim
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Italian Bamboo/Rattan Wastepaper Basket with Polished Brass Rim
This elegant wastepaper basket, made in Italy during the 1970s, exemplifies the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic. M...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
$768 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century Bamboo & Rattan Trash Can or Paper Bin, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century bamboo and rattan trash can or paper bin, France, 1950s. Height : 21.4"(54.3cm), Width : 13.6"(34.5cm), Depth : 11.2"(28.5cm)
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Bamboo and rattan magazine rack in the style of Franco Albini, 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bamboo and rattan magazine rack in the style of Franco Albini, Made in Italy, 1960s.
Magazine rack made of bamboo and rattan in the style of Franco Albini. It retains the patina of ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Nantucket basket attributed to the Coffin School, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A classic vintage Nantucket berry basket with a turned hardwood base, scored with double incised circles. The base captures 41 curved ash stays woven together with split bamboo, and ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Hardwood, Ash
Antique Chinese Dragon Wedding Basket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Dragon Wedding Basket, bamboo, rattan, wood and brass, 19th century.
A 3-tier round form with magnificently carved bamboo overh...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Antique Bamboo Basket with Painted Lid
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful two-tier basket features painted, gilded images of an opera scene showing a victorious battle. Basket is lacquered in cinnabar, a special mix of ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$499 Sale Price
58% Off
Rattan and Bamboo Basket, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Lifted basket with handles in bamboo and rattan made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Vintage Japanese hexagonal weave bamboo basket
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage split bamboo hexagonal weave market basket. The split bamboo is framed by a circular shaped bamboo cane lashed with split bamboo to the basket weave.
Japan, 20th century.
Category
20th Century Japanese Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Chicken Folk Art Wicker Wood Bamboo Lidded Basket Handwoven Kitchen 1960
Located in Miami, FL
Collectible 1960s kitchen decoration figural Wicker hand-woven lidded Basket. Hen Sitting on nest. Hen is the lid with attached red wood comb and beak and Red Button Eyes the tail is bamboo. The basket itself has a double layer so that the hen has a firm place to sit.
The Basket is in good vintage condition with some marks, dryness, some normal breaks to the wicker.
Measures 11.25 inches high, basket is 9 inches round.
Vintage Chicken Basket...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Plastic
$241 Sale Price
30% Off
French Rattan Bamboo Magazine Rack with Chinoiserie Details, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching bamboo and rattan magazine rack, France, 1950s-1960s
This magazine stand features a bamboo basket with loop and chinoiserie rattan decorations.
It has all the taste of ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Early 20th Century Chinese Betrothal or Wedding Basket with Peony and Bird motif
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This early 20th-century bentwood bamboo/rattan/wicker Chinese wedding basket with polychrome paint is marvelously beautiful. The basket It has very beautiful and intricate weaving de...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Large Rattan Bamboo Round Planter with Brass Rim, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern decorative rattan and brass planter or basket. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round shape with gilded brass rim. Handcrafted ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Pair of Rattan and Bamboo Oval Basket Plant Holder Vase, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of oval basket plant holder vase in bamboo and rattan made in Italy in the 1960s.
An astonishing piece that will enrich a midcentury-style living room or studio.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Antique Japanese Bamboo Strip Woven Tray and Starks
Located in Norton, MA
An absolutely beautiful Japan, 19th/early 20th century, a large round tray bordered with three bamboo starks; a measuring barrel in bamboo stalk frame, black-lacquered exterior.
T...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana Suzuki Gengensai
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegantly woven bamboo basket with handle as an ikenana container by Suzuki Gengensai (1891-1950) circa 1923-50. Suzuki Gengensai was from Kansai region and active in Osaka. He studied bamboo art under Yamashita Kochikusai (1876-1947) and became an independent artist in 1913. He received his artist name Gengensai in 1914 and in 1923 he changed the characters to Gen, a slight written variation of the character. This basket was signed in this later variation, which helps to date the piece to post 1923.
The basket is woven entirely in a free style irregular plating on the body and with a twisted bundled handle. The surface is lacquered in a deep reddish color. The seemingly less rigid technique renders the piece a more rustic and natural aesthetic that is more suitable for certain occasions. It is singed on the base with artist's signature in the variation post 1923.
A very similar basket of the irregular weaving but without the handle is illustrated in plate 72 in "Baskets Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
French Riviera Huge Basket in Rattan, Brass, Crespi Style Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic French Riviera style decorative basket fully made in curved rattan, wicker and brass. This unique object was made in Italy during the 1970s in the style of Gabriella Crespi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Laos Bamboo Basket
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Laos bamboo basket.
Age: Laos, 20th Century
Size: Height 23.7 C.M. / Diameter 29 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall.
Category
20th Century Laotian Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Rattan and Brass Italian Large Centerpiece Basket Bowl, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo / rattan large conical basket bowl with a single handle. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
It has a brass trim covering the top and brass detailings ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Rattan Decorative Basket by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing decorative basket in curved rattan with handle attributed to Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were the three ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Designer Stool
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern designer stool, perfect in any room next to a sofa or in a bedroom as well as in any bathroom. This charming piece is in the typical style ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Beautiful Vivai del Sud Bamboo Rattan Decorative Basket Catchall, 1970s, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1970s Italian decorative basket or catchall. Original midcentury era. Minor patina gives this piece a classy statement. Attributed to Vivai Del Sud...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Rattan and Brass Large Basket
Located in Rome, IT
Large basket with handler in rattan and brass details made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Basket
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern basket or container, perfect in any next to a sofa or in a bedroom as pillow or blanket storage as well as in any bathroom as bathrobe and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Chinese betrothal basket with cover, 1880-1910
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Painstaking hand woven, dyed, and detailed Chinese bamboo betrothal basket with cover. The basket shape is round bowl form on an integrated base, and the thick bamboo rim is fitted w...
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1890s Chinese Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Ikebana or hanakago flower basket in bamboo
Located in PARIS, FR
Dark brown bamboo ikebana basket with twisted handle. The breading of the wickerwork is very intricate and complex and suggests a meditative state on human work and bond to nature.
I...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Large Italian 1960s bamboo and rattan baskets with faux leather bowls
Located in London, GB
Large Italian 1960s bamboo and rattan baskets, with bamboo and rattan handles and stitched faux leather bowls. These could be used for either logs, magazines or as planters.
Price li...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Faux Leather, Bamboo
Vintage Southeast Asian woven circular basket, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Woven split bamboo and rattan cylinder form basket. The rattan is coiled in six rows and lashed together with bamboo at the rim of the basket and three rows at the bottom of the bask...
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Early 20th Century Asian Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Brass Faux Bamboo Magazine Rack or Basket, by Bottega Gadda, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval brass faux bamboo magazine rack or basket by Bottega Garda, Italy, 1970s.
On the bottom the signature is still engraved "Made in Italy".
Bott...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Japanese Lacquered Ikebana Bamboo Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese ikebana made from lacquered bamboo basketry circa first half of the 20th century. This piece of bamboo art displays an very light and delicate classic tapered squa...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Handsome vintage coastal bamboo serving tray
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage coastal read bamboo serving tray. This handsome serving tray has two arched brass handles on either side with a read base giving the tray a slight elevation off of ...
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1990s Unknown Anglo-Indian Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Large Chinese Woven Wicker Wedding Basket
Located in West Hartford, CT
Three tiered Asian Chinese wedding basket was certainly make a statement!
Woven reeds split bamboo throughout. Dragon head metal brass handles...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Laos Bamboo Basket
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Laos bamboo basket.
Age: Laos, 20th Century
Size: Height 23.7 C.M. / Diameter 26 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall.
Category
20th Century Laotian Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Bamboo Ikebana Basket by Yamamoto Chikuryosai I Shoen
Located in Atlanta, GA
An important Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket by Yamamoto Chikuryosai I (also known as Chikuryusai I, Shoen after 1929) (1868-1945). Active in Osaka, Kansai region, he was advised by Wada Waichisai I. After 1929, he signed his work as Shoen (Shoen made this), such as this one.
This basket was made using "sooted" bamboo (susutake in Japanese). This bamboo materials was collected from traditional thatched-roof houses that had been exposed to decades of smoke from a hearth or cooking fire, therefore the basket displays a deep rich patina that is hard to attain by color-lacquering. The basket featured a large rounded barrel form with handle. The body was constructed with a twill plaiting variation of a more relaxed and loose weave. It allows the light coming through to render the piece a lighter sense. Parallel plaiting was used to reinforce the body with stripes of bamboo, while adding more visual constrict to a free spirited background. Twisted bamboo strips form rope-like handle and the top rim. It is signed "Shoen Made This" on the base. Two-piece water container made from bamboo trunk is retained with the piece as shown.
For the artists other and similar work, see baskets masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...
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1930s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Intricately woven Japanese art basket, 1900-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage Japanese open top woven basket. The basket features a broad bent bamboo handle which is reinforced by angled bamboo stays lashed to the handle at both the bend in the handle ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Japanese Woven Bamboo Brazier by Maeda Chikubosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
An important piece of bamboo basketry art by Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950), circa 1920s-1930s. The body of the bamboo brazier was made with smoked bamboo (susudake) and rattan and with a built-in copper liner brazier. Mat plaiting, diagonal plaiting and twining were used to construct the robust body while hexagonal plaiting was used for the base. It is signed on the base Chikubosai Kore o tsukuru (Chikubosai made this). The copper brazier...
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1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Bamboo Basket with Handle, Early 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A refined example of Japanese bamboo craftsmanship, this handwoven basket features a gently rounded body and arched handle, showcasing a rhythmic open-weave pattern. Likely used for ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Finely Japanese Bamboo Carving
Located in Norton, MA
A finely Japanese Bamboo carving, early 20th century, a long rectangular convex panel carved with ripe pomegranates and a bird on a branch, lg. 36 in.
...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Chinese Civil Service Examination Basket (kao lan)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Civil Service Examination Basket (kao lan), a traditional rectangular bamboo basket with hinged lid and a pinned overhead handle for carrying, The flat panel lid has ...
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1870s Chinese Qing Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Bamboo & Rattan Basket from Dayak Tribe, Hand-Crafted Borneo, Indonesia, c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with bamboo & rattan fibres. The frame is crafted from bamboo and the combination of weaving...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century Antique Woven Basket
Located in New York, NY
19th century antique woven basket. Decorative basket. This is an actual antique market basket in very good condition. Woven reed, bamboo, and woo...
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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Bamboo, Wood
Japanese ikebana bamboo basket - Showa, 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of dark brown varnished bamboo wickerwork rounded shape with a twisted handle.
Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional Japanese art of...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
Vintage Lidded Basket Handmade Bamboo & Handwoven Rattan Nautical Seashell 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Coastal Folk Art lidded round basket handmade Bamboo and handwoven Rattan in blonde and white Plastik Seashell decoration.
Nautical Bohemian ...
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1980s American Folk Art Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Plastic, Wood
$294 Sale Price
30% Off
Beautiful Large Italian Mid Century Bottle Carrier and Stand Made of Bamboo
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large Italian Mid Century bottle carrier and stand.
Great rare Italian design made entirely of bamboo.
Versatile use for bottles or...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
$555 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Ikebana Hanaire form split bamboo basket, 1900-1930
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese hand woven split bamboo Ikebana Hanaire form basket. The basket has a flared and diagonally wrapped split bamboo rim which rests above a waisted neck and narrow shoulder wit...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Chinese Two-Colored Bamboo and Wood Tiered Lunch Basket
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese tiered lunch basket made with two-colored bamboo and wood, and adorned with half-moon patterns. This basket features a stepped bo...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Basket Woven from Japanese Bamboo / Wabi-Sabi Bamboo Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese basket.
It seems that it was used to dry something.
A charming object with a wabisabi atmosphere.
The shadows are very nic...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Ikebana flower basket made of bamboo with its Knotty Wood handle
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of dark brow varnished bamboo wickerwork, elongated rounded shape, with a handle made of three varnished wooden branches. Thicker bamboo braids on the ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Shoulder Rice Carrying Yoke with Bamboo and Rattan Baskets
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese rice carrying shoulder wooden yoke pole from the early 20th century, with hand-woven rattan baskets and bamboo accents. Charming us with its history and nicely weathered appearance, this Chinese early 20th century shoulder yoke...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Japanese ikebana bamboo basket - Showa, 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Ikebana basket (hanakago) in wickerwork of polished bamboo with twisted handle. Features a sheet metal and varnished bamboo vase for the floral arrangement.
Mark under the vase Nana...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
Antique Japanese Karamono Style Hinged Hitsu for Kimono Storage
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Japanese hinged hitsu (kimono storage coffer) woven of bamboo in the Chinese style with broad expanses of two layers of woven mats as the siding and the convex lid trimmed in t...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo
Chinoiserie Bamboo Rattan Footed Jardinière Planter with Handles, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural vintage footed planter features bamboo frame, abstract geometrical bamboo decor on the sides with woven rattan or wicker element, and rounded bamboo handles. The inner su...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Large Japanese Woven Bamboo Morikago Basket by Maeda Chikubosai I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and impressive Japanese basket in the form of a morikago by Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950) circa first half of the 20th century. Chikubosai I was from the Kansai Region and active in Sakai, Osaka prefecture. He was instructed by Wada Waichisai I, (1851-1901).
Morikago is a shallow open basket with handle. It was traditionally used to display fruits, sometimes flowers, during Sencha tea ceremony. In contrast to Chanoyu, Sencha ceremony uses loose green tea leaves instead of tea powder. The placement of loose fruits in the basket meant that the pattern of the bottom, which is often elaborate, was meant to be visible.
This morikago was beautifully constructed with bent bamboo frame and twill plaits for the body. The bottom of the basket features a double diamond pattern achieved with a variation of plover plait. The bifurcated handles was bundle-plated with a rather free spirit approach. They show a poetic suggestion of movement, as if the bamboos were still swaying in the wind. The basket has a copper insert that fits perfectly and it is quite possibly the original. The basket is signed on the base "Chikubosai". The style of the signature shows that it was made by Maeda Chikubosai I.
For another Morikago basket by Maeda Chikubosai I, see page 79 of "Masters of Bamboo" by Rinne.
For the study of the signature of Chikubosai I "Baskets Master Pieces of Japanese Bamboo Art...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bamboo Decorative Baskets
Materials
Copper
