Japanese Wood Ikebana Basket

Firmly, a cane basket with a tall arched handle and tangled legs.

This bamboo ikebana basket is from Japan, and dates to the 20th century. Bamboo is strong, light and easy to split into thin strips, and Japanese basket makers have woven it into a wide range of forms for centuries. Held in frame, an open basket made of jointed yellow canes, with a high loop handle bound at its ends. The sides cross each other in a lattice of diagonals, and a rectangular frame forms the base. It is 15.75 inches high and 8 in diameter.

Airy, angular and cheerfully crossed in all directions.