A striking original Bamboo art work by Koide Bunsei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hanakago Sazanami.It is 22 cm (9 inches) diameter, 34 cm (13-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Koide Bunsei was born in Nagano city in 1960, and trained in the art of basketry under Iwao Shotaro in Oita prefecture.He has been exhibited and awarded at the Nihon Dento Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition as well as the Nihon Dento Kogei Shinsaku Ten (National Traditional New Crafts Exhibition). He has risen to be a pivotal figure in bamboo art in Nagano.
