Hanakago, panier en forme de hotte pour l'ikebana en vannerie de bambou fumé, Japon (Fin ère Meiji / Ère Taishō)..Hanakago, hood-shaped flower basket for ikebana made of smoked bamboo wickerwork, Japan (Late Meiji period / Taishō period)

A rare Japanese folk art basket, inspired by tea carriers, featuring intricate bamboo and rattan weaving with a kasumi-ami pattern and delicate knots.

• This piece is a testimony to the rare skill of basket weaving that existed worldwide until the imposition of Western industrial models.