{"product_id":"sekimoto-chikusai-bamboo-tsuri-kago-hanaire","title":"Sekimoto Chikusai Woven Bamboo Hanging Flower Basket with Signed Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA small woven-bamboo hanging flower basket (tsuri-kago hanaire) by Sekimoto Chikusai, in its original signed box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuspended baskets of this kind hang from the ceiling or a hook in the tokonoma and hold a single seasonal flower, the essence of chabana in the tea room. Its compact size makes it equally suited to a wall or bookshelf. A fitted inner container (otoshi) holds the water. The piece comes from a tea-utensil dealer in Sakai, the city of Sen no Rikyū. The dealer reports some soil marks on the inner container and age-related marks on the wooden box, but no other issues, and says the basket is fully usable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Sekimoto Chikusai (関本竹斎)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasket: mouth 11.9 cm, H 13.7 cm, W 14.7 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner container (otoshi): mouth 5.8 cm, H 12.4 cm, W 7.4 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox: original signed wooden box (tomobako), with age soiling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: pre-owned, good; soil marks in places on the otoshi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWatch: the art of Japanese bamboo basketry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA digest from the Japan Kogei Association recording the bamboo-craft techniques of Living National Treasure Katsushiro Soho. (A general craft video — not this piece or maker.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin-bottom:1.5em;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XSVHYvujbtQ?rel=0\" title=\"the art of Japanese bamboo basketry\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease read before ordering\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind.\u003c\/strong\u003e We confirm availability with the dealer in Japan within one business day of your order; if it has sold we refund in full immediately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from New Jersey in 2–3 weeks. Price includes all import duties. Fully insured, signature required.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sekimoto Chikusai (関本竹斎)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67648278462832,"sku":"ME-SEKIMOTO-CHIKUSAI-BAMBOO-TSURI-KAGO-H","price":339.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1042\/2940\/5040\/files\/09-260716f-008a.jpg?v=1791329678","url":"https:\/\/meridianeast.co\/products\/sekimoto-chikusai-bamboo-tsuri-kago-hanaire","provider":"Meridian East","version":"1.0","type":"link"}