Tanabe Chikuunsai II (1910-2000)

Chosei means "Long Life"

Signed "Chikuunsai zo kore" (Chikuunsai made this)

Hakogaki

Chosei (nagaike) hanakago (Long Life, a tall flower basket)

"Kaifu Nansō, Chikuunsai zo kore"
(Kaifu Nansō, Chikuunsai made this)

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

Weaving technique : Sukashi ara-ami (Open free style weaving)