Japanese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket Chikusen Hanakago WO615 Folk Art Handcrafted with detailed surface texture

Handcrafted with detailed surface texture

This is an antique Japanese "boro" noragi (workwear jacket) made of indigo-dyed fabric

Era: 19th Century (Late Edo to Meiji Period)

inviting close inspection of its natural "wabi-sabi" character

dark chocolate-brown patina that is highly prized by collectors

Japanese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket Chikusen Hanakago WO615 Folk Art Handcrafted with detailed surface textureJapanese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket Chikusen Hanakago WO615 This is a Japanese woven bamboo flower basket (hanakago) traditionally designed for Ikebana or tea ceremony floral arrangements. It bears the signature of the maker, Chikusen, on the underside. The tall, lightweight basket is crafted using an openwork diagonal weaving technique, featuring a flared upper rim that tapers toward a narrower base. The bamboo strips have a dark reddish brown