Bamboo, rattan, dye; hexagonal construction, twining, wrapping, knotting Signed underneath Shōbun Comes with its original wood tomobako storage box signed inside Suemura Shōbun with seals: Shōbun, Bunzō A native of...
Comes with its original wood tomobako storage box signed inside Suemura Shōbun with seals: Shōbun, Bunzō
A native of Osaka, Suemura Shōbun was a leading pupil of the great bamboo artist Yamamoto Chikuryōsai I from 1936, achieving independent status in 1941. He began showing his baskets at the Nitten and other national exhibitions in 1951.