Madake, Yadake arrow shaft (for handles), rattan and lacquer
35 (h) x 16,2 x 10 cm
Between 1944 and 1955
Tomobako
Man’yo [Ten Thousand Leaves] by Tanabe Chikuunsai II (1910-2000)
Signed "Chikuunsai zo"
Seals
“Ta Toshi no in (Denri no in) and “Chikuunsai”
Given name: Tanabe Toshio 田辺利雄
Hakogaki
Man’yo, Hanakago, Tekisuikyo, Chikuunsai zo, with seals [Ten thousand leaves, flower basket, Tekisuikyo, made by Chikuunsai with seals]
Parallel-line construction, mat plaiting, twining
Tekisuikyo is the name of the place where Chikuunsai the second was living before and after the World War Second for evacuation. It was between 1944 and 1955