TANABE CHIKUUNSAI II
Two Handled Flower Baskets , 1925 (Executed)
Lot #68 |
2022-05-12 |
Bonhams, London, New Bond Street
Polish and Poise: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 800 - 1,000 (currency of sale)
USD 976 - 1,220 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 27708
Auction name: Polish and Poise: Japanese Art across the Centuries
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London, New Bond Street
Start date: 2022-05-12
End date: 2022-05-12
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
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Genre: Japanese Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: 34cm (13 3/16in) high
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
34
Height In Inches:
13.39
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Year notes: Executed between 1925 and 1944.
Catalog summary
TANABE CHIKUUNSAI II (1910-2000) Two Handled Flower Baskets Showa era (1926-1989); the first circa 1925-1937, the second circa 1937-1944 The first madake (timber bamboo); tobi-gozame ('skipping' mat plaiting), twining, wrapping, yotsume-ami (square plaiting, base); signed Shochikuunsai kore o tsukuru (Made by Shochikuunsai [the name used by the artist until his father's death in 1937]); with a lacquered bamboo otoshi (water container) and a wood tomobako storage box titled Tsubogata hanakago , signed Shochikuunsai kore o tsukuru and sealed Shochikuunsai , 34cm (13 3/16in) high ; the second madake (timber bamboo); naname gozame-ami (angled mat plaiting), graduated yotsu-ami (square plaiting), wrapping, asanoha-ami (hexagonal plaiting, base); signed Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru ; with a lacquered bamboo otoshi (water container) and a wood tomobako storage box titled Miyajimakago hana-ire , signed Sakai-fu Nanso Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru (Chikuunsai of the NansĹŤ Studio in Sakai made this), and sealed Chikuunsai , 26.4cm (10 3/8in) high . (6).