Vintage Japanese Midare-ami style Ikebana Basket - Bamboo Boro and specialized shelves for displaying

and specialized shelves for displaying decorative items

crafted from keyaki (elm) wood with iron hardware

During the intense heat of wood firing

Antique Japanese Rice Measure Bucket called a Tomasu made from sugi (cedar) and iron hardware

and a rectangular bridge between the two

Vintage Japanese Midare-ami style Ikebana Basket - Bamboo Boro and specialized shelves for displayingA vintage Japanese midare ami style woven basket for floral arrangement. Made from split split bamboo with a dark internal liner. The basket is constructed in the midare ami (random weaving) style, using wide, overlapping bamboo strips layered at irregular angles. A tall, slender handle forms a high arch over the rounded body. Known as a hanakago, this style of basket is traditionally used in Japan to hold casual or seasonal ikebana floral