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On this page, we will be introducing you some anecdote about Japanese baskets and bamboos for basket lovers and those who are not. We would like to give information for you to understand more about the facination for baskets.
We will start from green bamboos used for New Years, "Aodake". |
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About AODAKE, vol.2
This aodake bamboo basket, fit for new years, is made by bamboo artist, Ichiro Tsujimura, living in Kanagawa.
This is a copy of a masterpiece, "Magaki" by Rokansai Iizuka. Although it is a copy, Mr.Tsujimura has shown his essence and made it into a pure and strong work, which is from his long experience with aodake.
I have placed a red and white camellia to strengthen the aodake color.
Thanks to Mr. Tsujimura who have let me arrange flowers in his basket.
Last year in November, Mr.Tsujimura talked about Rokansai and said, "Rokansai must have made aodake baskets". Surely, Rokansai has said for himself about tea basket that, "In new years, aodake cut into a vase or aodake are pleasured at tea." Of course, there is no way a green basket can exist until this time, but I have never thought about him using aodake.
Probably, there are not much people who has thought about this. As a researcher of Rokansai and an artist dealeing with bamboo that hi is, this is Mr. Tsujimura's unique view.
The work, "Magaki" on Rokansai Catalogue (published by Tochigi Museum, 1989) was not made of aodake, but the process of how Mr. Tsujimura's work will change through out time is worth seeing.
Please look forward to Mr. Tsujimura's aodake basket for the next new year. |
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aodake "Magaki"
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