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Shimmering of Hot Air, Tanioka Shigeo, 1999, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

square form with waving pattern open weave, round bamboo pieces; decorative knotting In 1999, ‘Shimmering of Hot Air’ won the highest prize at the 28th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts in the Kinki Area (Nihon dentō kōgei Kinki ten). According to the artist, the undulating movements of the bamboo suggest shimmering hot air rising from the ground. Tanioka began this basket from the square rim and then attached the curved culms with rattan. Instead of using a traditional weaving technique with split bamboo, Tanioka Shigeo took unsplit bamboo culms and bent them into the desired shape using a gas flame or by immersing them in hot water – the most difficult part of the construction process of this artwork. After molding, the pieces were trimmed to the required length; a technique called marutake kumimono. The bamboo is hōbichiku, smoked bamboo salvaged from houses built at least a century earlier. It was finished with wiped-lacquer (fuki-urushi), a process where lacquer is repeatedly applied and the excess wiped off, thus enhancing the appearance of the natural grain. For forms like this, he makes detailed drawings to ensure the accuracy of the dimensions of the pieces. Size: 3 3/4 × 18 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (9.53 × 47.31 × 47.31 cm) Medium: Bamboo (hōbichiku), rattan, lacquer

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117059/

[kquercio]

Bamboo basket sculpture entitled Meteor by Tanioka Shigeo. #samsunggalaxy8 #portlandjapanesegarden #taniokashigeo #bamboo #bambooart #bamboosculpture #bamboobasket #art #abstractart #sculpture #basketweaving #basketmaking #kquerciophotos (at Portland Japanese Garden)

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Wind from a Long Distance, Tanioka Shigeo, 2007, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

oblong, bean pod shaped form with pointed shoulders, sinuous, arched bottom; made of spiraled bamboo rods; small round mouth at top C “Wind from a Long Distance” (Chōfū) consists of twenty-four sections of bamboo of two different types. The wide pieces, hōbichiku, and the thin pieces, koyachiku, are fixed at regular intervals with rattan supports. The bamboo is bent using heat to form a spiral design that appears to move from one end of the object to the other. Intricate joins create the illusion that the entire work was made from a single strip, while the use of bamboo of different thickness intensifies the feeling of movement and gives the artwork a sense of lightness. Lastly, the mouth was created and finished in lacquer. In order to achieve this seemingly perfect form, Tanioka Shigeo made several sketches to plan its construction. It took three months for him to create this work because it was so technically demanding and required great patience to complete. According to the artist, he will not continue to do works of this level, making Wind from a Long Distance a valuable item in the collection. Size: 8 3/4 × 30 1/4 × 7 in. (22.23 × 76.84 × 17.78 cm) Medium: Bamboo (hōbichiku, koyachiku), rattan, lacquer

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/118100/

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Flower Basket, Tanioka Shigeo, 2003, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

square basket with rounded corners; square opening at top center with smaller square opening visible through bottom center; bamboo cylinder for flowers Size: 5 7/8 × 16 1/16 × 16 1/16 in. (14.92 × 40.8 × 40.8 cm) Medium: Bamboo, lacquer

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/118268/

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Sound of the Tide, Tanioka Shigeo, 2000, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

round basket with flat top and round mouth; star-patterned weave with spiraling top weave; hexagonal base; wide bamboo cylinder for holding flowers Size: 4 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 17 3/16 in. (11.43 × 43.82 × 43.66 cm) Medium: Bamboo, lacquer

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117182/

[kquercio]

Bamboo basket sculpture entitled Meteor by Tanioka Shigeo. #samsunggalaxy8 #portlandjapanesegarden #taniokashigeo #bamboo #bambooart #bamboosculpture #bamboobasket #art #abstractart #sculpture #basketweaving #basketmaking #kquerciophotos (at Portland Japanese Garden)

[kquercio]

Bamboo basket sculpture entitled Meteor by Tanioka Shigeo. #samsunggalaxy8 #portlandjapanesegarden #taniokashigeo #bamboo #bambooart #bamboosculpture #bamboobasket #art #abstractart #sculpture #basketweaving #basketmaking #kquerciophotos (at Portland Japanese Garden)