Description HONAN: A BAMBOO HANAKAGO (FLOWER BASKET)By Iwao Honan I (1925-2002), signed HonanJapan, 20th centuryOf ovoid form and finely woven, the sides with a tall arched handle, the bamboo finished to a dark-red tone, with an otoshi (water holder) cut from a whole section of bamboo, the base signed HONAN.HEIGHT 30.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: French private collection.Iwao Honan I (1925-2002) started learning basket making under his father Kounsai (1901-1992) whose works are in the Oita Prefecture Art Museum collection.