TWO JAPANESE IKEBANA HANAKAGO (BAMBOO BASKETS)

TWO JAPANESE IKEBANA HANAKAGO (BAMBOO BASKETS)

MEIJI OR TAISHO PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY

Each with a tall body surmounted by a loop handle, the bamboo strips tightly plaited to create complex weave patterns, one raised on four short feet and the other on a circular base, the underside featuring a six-armed star-like pattern, 46cm and 43cm. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.