Kyokusho Tanaka Night shining
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Night shining

This basket with thousand strand weave and sappanwood is called Night Shining. The work focuses on the contrast between the black of the thousand strands and the vermilion of the wickerwork weave. It was inspired by the image of moonlight reflected on the surface of a river.

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Lacquer, Bamboo, Rattan, Basket

Crafted by

Kyokusho Tanaka

Kyokusho specialises in weaving baskets with extremely fine, rounded bamboo stems