Basket
1991 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sekijima is one of Japan's most adventurous basket-makers. Inspired by developments in contemporary American crafts when she lived in New York in the late 1970s, she began her exploration of the relationship between materials and forming techniques and the concept of the basket as both structure and space.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cypress shavings and lengths of split root |
| Brief description | Japan, modern crafts, studio, basketry; Sekijima Hisako Japan, modern crafts, studio, basketry |
| Physical description | It consists of layer upon layer of extremely thin cypress shavings wound around a roughly plaited internal form made from split lengths of cypress root. These were left long enough so that they could be pulled around and secured on the outside, thus binding the walls into a solid whole. The nature of the materials used means that, although the basket has only a small interior volume and very thick walls, it weighs surprisingly little when picked up. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Wooden box, inscribed on the exterior Kago/369 (Basket/no.369) and Sekijima + seal |
| Summary | Sekijima is one of Japan's most adventurous basket-makers. Inspired by developments in contemporary American crafts when she lived in New York in the late 1970s, she began her exploration of the relationship between materials and forming techniques and the concept of the basket as both structure and space. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.423:1-1992 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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