Hisago-gata hanakago [flower basket gourd-shaped] by Tanabe Chikuunsai II (1910-2000)

Signed "Chikuunsaii zo kore" [Chikuunsai made this]

Weaving technique Open hexagonal weaving (kikko sukashi-ami)

Seals
“Ta Toshi no in (Denri no in)” and “Chikuunsai”
Given name: Tanabe Toshio 田辺利雄

Hakogaki
Kikko sukashi-ami, hisago-gata, hanakago, Kaifu Nansō, Chikuunsai zo kore, with seals “Ta Toshi no in” and “Chikuunsai” [Open hexagonal weaving, in the shape of a gourd (hyotan, also hisago), flower basket, Kaifu Nansō, Chikuunsai made this, with seals “Ta Toshi no in” and “Chikuunsai”

堺府南荘Kaifu Nansō “A House/ Studio Facing South” is a literal translation but the word might read “Minami no shō” which is an area in Sakai City, south of Osaka City.