This volume provides more than just a glimpse into Japanese bamboo basket making, it delves into the intriguing life of Higashi Takesonosai, one of Japan’s most accomplished artists. Throughout the span of his life and career, Takesonosai's works were influenced by a variety of people such as his family, friends, mentors, and artists. It is these influences that shape Takesonosai’s personality and contributes to his present day success. With a fervor for artwork and painting, but limited resources and opportunity to pursue this passion, Takesonosai resorted to bamboo basket making, a job that would later turn into a lifelong career. Takesonosai's underlying love of art is used as a central theme for the construction of his bamboo baskets. Included in this book are color photographs of Takesonosai’s masterpieces, which clearly exhibit his creative ingenuity. Each individually hand crafted basket produced by Takesonosai is a piece of art requiring long hours of labor, skill, and originality. Takesonosai’s extraordinary talent and adroit ability to create such artwork transforms this hobby into a much-admired and highly praised profession.
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For those of us who love bamboo and fine craftsmanship, we are living in exciting times. This year there are a number of exceptionally high quality books about bamboo (all available through Amazon!. Several of these publications are made available through the collaborative efforts of Lloyd Cotsen, and Rob Coffland and Mary Kahlenberg of TAI Gallery in Santa Fe. Mr. Coffland's most recent contribution to the literature is this book dedicated to the work of Higashi Takesonosai. The breathtaking photographs of Pat Pollard (who could ask for any better revelation of this artist's work?)would have been enough to justify buying this book. However, the writing takes the information to an even higher lever. Mr. Cotsen's essay describes a long, admiring relationship between an artist and a collector who understands the complexity of the work and the man. Mr. Coffland's backstory is an encapsulated history of bamboo artistry in Japan.If you love books, bamboo, and/or Japanese artistry, you need this book!
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