空齋竹工芸

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.

Chago (Tea scoop bamboo)

This Chago was made of a splited bamboo. A knot of bamboo remains at the bottom. This Chago has a fine sculpture in which two unworldly man is chatting.

Flower basket of Migakinotake

• W.14.5cm(5.7″) x H.20cm(7.8″) x D.11cm(4.3″)

This flower basket was made of Migakino-take bamboo which skin chipped off the Tsurushi-no-take. The bamboo were cut about 4 or 4.5cm and bended to make the side. They were piled double for width and triple for length as the base, and stitched with split rattan lines at the corner on the base and at the some points of the body. At the rim stitching, it was set Nemagaridake to the outer and inner ground, put split bamboo lines and stitched with split rattan lines. This basket goes well with not only Tokonoma but also a hall or a living room since it has modern feelings.

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.

Pot

• W.18cm(7.08″)×H.27cm(10.6″)

The body was made by twill plaiting and a handgrip was attached with circle rattan lines. The surface of the body was painted with black and red lacquer. It has originality.

• Kusai Bamboo Art Show collaborates Untei in 1981

Pot

• W.22.5cm(8.85″)×H.17cm(6.7″)

The hexagonal body and the lip for pouring were made by twill plaiting. Narrow Nemagaritake was attached to each corner of the hexagonal body and the handgrip. The bottom looks like a spool for string for a kite. Of course we put water into this, since a lot of layers of black lacquer were applied inside and a lot of layers of red lacquer were applied outside.

• Kusai Bamboo Art Show collaborates Untei in 1981

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.

Kougou modeled a Crab

• D.3.8cm(1.5″)×W.6.4cm(2.5″)×Thickness.2cm(0.78″)

This Kougou which was modeled on a crab was made of thick Susudake. A crab pattern was sculptured on surface and modeld the crab. A gilt was applied at a part of the body (shell of crab etc..). A gilt and black lacquer was applied inside. This Kougou reminds us of the crab and the cool of the sea.