The Kura - Japanese Art Treasures

Robert Mangold has been working with Japanese antiques since 1995 with an emphasis on ceramics, Paintings, Armour and Buddhist furniture.
Bamboo Basket by Koide Bunsei

Bamboo Basket by Koide Bunsei


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Directory: Artists: Folk Art: Pre 1990: Item # 1500611

Please refer to our stock # K623 when inquiring.
The Kura
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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 $1,600.00 
A striking original Bamboo art work by Koide Bunsei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hanakago Sazanami. It is 22 cm (9 inches) diameter, 34 cm (13-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Koide Bunsei was born in Nagano city in 1960, and trained in the art of basketry under Iwao Shotaro in Oita prefecture. He has been exhibited and awarded at the Nihon Dento Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition as well as the Nihon Dento Kogei Shinsaku Ten (National Traditional New Crafts Exhibition). He has risen to be a pivotal figure in bamboo art in Nagano.