Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago) ca. 1890–1901 Wada Waichisai I Wada Waichisai I is known for his meticulous techniques. Following in the footsteps of his father, he began by producing simple baskets for carrying fruits and vegetables, but later made sencha-related Chinese-style (karamono) baskets and tea-ceremony utensils that came to be in high demand among literati circles. The body of this double-walled ikebana flower basket is made of split timber bamboo; the outside layer is executed in tight “pine-needle” plaiting (matsuba-ami) and the inside is twill plaiting (ajiro-ami).. Karam
Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago) ca. 1890–1901 Wada Waichisai I Wada Waichisai I is known for his meticulous techniques. Following in the footsteps of his father, he began by producing simple baskets for carrying fruits and vegetables, but later made sencha-related Chinese-style (karamono) baskets and tea-ceremony utensils that came to be in high demand among literati circles. The body of this double-walled ikebana flower basket is made of split timber bamboo; the outside layer is executed in tight “pine-needle” plaiting (matsuba-ami) and the inside is twill plaiting (ajiro-ami).. Karamono-Style Flower Basket (Hanakago). Wada Waichisai I (Japanese, 1851–1901). Japan. ca. 1890–1901. Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer. Meiji period (1868–1912). Bamboo
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