ANONYMOUS
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th centuryA flower basket in the form of an ebira (samurai arrow quiver), of wood, bamboo, and rattan, carved, bent, and knotted; the reverse signed in lacquer Uda masson Kimura Tsunatomi (Kimura Tsunatomi, latest descendant of the Uda family) with a kao; with a wood storage box. 44.5cm x 15.5cm x 9.5cm (17?in x 6 1/8in x 3?in). (2).
注脚
For a very similar example, with a paper label describing it as a quiver but also giving it the title hana-ike ('flower container'), see A+C VWG, Baskets: Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art, 1850-2015 (Catalogue of the Naej Collection), n.p. (distributed by John Adamson Books), cat. no.10.