Basket for Transporting Sencha Tea-Ceremony Utensils (Chakago or Teiran) ca. 1877–80s Hayakawa Sh?kosai I Sh?kosai is believed to be the first master craftsman of baskets to sign his compositions, a custom probably inspired by Western artists amid the Meiji-period modernization of the Japanese decorative arts. The signature would have also indicated that his Chinese-inspired karamono works were actually made by a Japanese master. Sh?kosai concentrated for the most part on making tea-ceremony utensils (primarily using rattan), reflecting the needs of the literati and others associated with the

Basket for Transporting Sencha Tea-Ceremony Utensils (Chakago or Teiran) ca. 1877–80s Hayakawa Sh?kosai I Sh?kosai is believed to be the first master craftsman of baskets to sign his compositions, a custom probably inspired by Western artists amid the Meiji-period modernization of the Japanese decorative arts. The signature would have also indicated that his Chinese-inspired karamono works were actually made by a Japanese master. Sh?kosai concentrated for the most part on making tea-ceremony utensils (primarily using rattan), reflecting the needs of the literati and others associated with the period’s thriving sencha tea culture. He came to prominence in 1877 when one of his sencha works—a lidded basket with a handle, intended to carry a tea set to an outdoor event—received the Phoenix Prize at the first Domestic Industrial Exposition held in Basket for Transporting Sencha Tea-Ceremony Utensils (Chakago or Teiran). Hayakawa Sh?kosai I (Japanese, 1815–1897). Japan. ca. 1877–80s. Rattan and brocaded silk. Meiji period (1868–1912). Bamboo

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