Kusai's Bamboo Art

Flower basket of Susudake

This flower basket was made by Nejiri-ami plaiting of Susudake. Four thin bamboo lines are joined to each corner of the bottom which was made by loose square plaiting. A quarter of the body was made roundness by Nejiri-ami plaiting and remains are narrowed down to the rim. At the rim stitching, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting about 10mm Susudake to the inner ground and thin split bamboo lines to the outer ground. At each corner, it was stitched with split rattan lines after setting about 7 or 10mm bamboo as accent. At the back of the body, it has a hook to hang on the wall.