Susudake Sukashi Hanakago(Flower basket)

• D.13cm x H.20.5cm x W.32.5cm, Caliber.7.5cm

This Hanakago(flower basket) have a characteristic tone of Susudake. The body was plaited with about 3mm and 7mm Susudake by twill plaiting. It starts from an about 8cm square base. There is an ornament of thin split rattan lines on the side of the body, about 8cm above the bottom, which was made by twill plaiting. All vertical lines of Susudake are joined to the lid of Nemagaridake. After that, it was fixed with another thin Nemagaridake. The Handle consists of two splitted rattan lines.

Flower Basket with Handgrip

This flower basket was formed as a cube with a handgrip. The body was plaited with about 5 to 13mm Susudake. Surface-shaved Susudake and not one are plaited one after the other, with wide spaces by square plaiting.

Flower Basket [55-034]

This flower basket was made of Migakinotake. This basket looks like a flower basket with handgrip[55-001]. The base was made by double Tessen plaiting and the body was made by double twist plaiting with thin bamboo lines. The throat of the body was taperd and spread to the rim stitching.

Susudake Flower Basket

This small flower basket was made of thin Susudake. The base was made by Tessen plaiting and the body was made by twill plaiting. It has many thin bamboo lines. The rim stitching and the handgrip were made of Nemagaridake.

Flower Basket

This flower basket was made of Susudake. The body was made by Kagomeami-plaiting, known as the most basic way of plaiting, and has three base lines of bamboo crossed at the bottom. Six splitted bamboo lines were set on the outside of the body. These lines also hold an important place in strength. At the rim stitching, there is a handgrip which was made of thin splitted bamboo lines by Hineriami plaiting.

Flower Basket with a handgrip

This flower basket was made of Migakinodake. The body was made by Asanoha-tsubushi plaiting and it has thin line made by Sasara plaiting as an accent. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting about 12 or 13 mm Susudake to the inner and the outer ground. On the out side of the body, about 10 mm Susudake was banded from bottom to top. A thin Nemagaridake which was combined with the body shaped as a handgrip.

Flower basket made of Sarashidake

• W.24cm x H.21cm x Caliber 7.5cm

This flower basket was made of Sarashidake. The body was made of about 7.5cm Sarashidake splitted to 32 lines by Hineriami-plaiting. The upper part was joined to the lower part and the body was shaped roundness with the hollowed top.

Flower basket made by Sarashiami-plaiting

• W.23cm x H.32.5cm x Caliber.7.5cm

This flower basket, looks like a Japanese lantern, was made of Sarashidake. The body was made of about 7.5cm Sarashidake splitted to 32 lines by Hineriami-plaiting. The upper part was joined to the lower part and the body was shaped roundness.

Flower basket of Susudake

• W.23.5cm x H.22.5cm x Caliber.22cm

This flower basket was made of about 7mm Susudake. The base with a hemp leaf pattern plaiting was the first made and the body with square plaiting was the second. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting Nemagaridake to the inner and the outer ground. The handle of this basket makes for the nice accent.

Flower Basket of Susudake

• H.20cm x W.20cm x H.13cm

This flower basket was made by Nejiri-ami plaiting of Susudake. The bottom was made by loose square plaiting. The side of the body was made by thin bamboo lines. A transformation appeared at one third of the upper body. The remain of the body was plaited with the same Nejiri-ami and about 6 through 8cm lines were bended to the inside.

Flower Basket

• Diameter.20cm x H.30cm

This flower basket was dyed dark after being made by twill plaiting with Migakinotake. The plaiting was started from the hexagonal bottom. The body is roundness and it has a wavy pattern which was made of six splitted bamboo at the middle of the body. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting Susudake to the outer and inner ground. The handgrip was made of two split rattan lines(about 7mm) and it was tied upside as a decoration.

Flower Basket “Mushikago” of Susudake

• Diameter（max.）.15cm(5.9″) x H.21cm(8.3″)

This Mushikago(looks like a insect cage) was made of Susudake. The body is a combination of two parts. Upper body was plaited from the rim stitching with Hineri-ami which used double split bamboo lines. The bottom body is different from the upper one. The first of plaiting bottom is Hineri-ami, the middle is Gozame-ami and the last four or five tiers are Hineri-ami. At the last, upper body was combined with bottom.

Flower basket

• H.20cm(7.9″), Caliber.9.5cm(3.7″)

This flower basket was made by twill plaiting with Migakinotake. Being changed the plaiting as accent in the middle of the body. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting about 10mm Susudake to the outer and inner ground.

Basket for multiple use [55-020]

This basket was made of sooted Nemagaridake. It has spiral plaiting base and formed of four native long bamboo with joinning them. Joints was attached by reeling splitted Nemagaridake. How about using this basket for the flower arrangement?

Flower Basket [55-019]

• H.29.5cm(11.6″) x W.14cm(5.5″) x D.17cm(6.7″)

This flower basket was made of Nemagaridake. The basket has a hemp leaf pattern plaiting base and a combination body of square and Ishidatami plaiting. The body has an unique uneven surface since it was made with two kinds of different plaiting techniques. The surface of basket feels like an oxidized silver because it was applied silver dust to Ishidatami plaiting and applied black or red lacquer to square plaiting. At the rim, it was touched bamboo, stitched finely with split bamboo, and decorated with split rattan lines. At the foot, it was made of Susudake and attached by stitching with split rattan lines. This work is an isolated art from tea-things, and it was made with Kusai’s humor.