FUJINUMA NOBORU (1945-) A Large Bamboo Basket Heisei era (1989-2019), 2001Property from an important San Franciso estateFUJINUMA NOBORU (1945-)A Large Bamboo Basket Heisei era (1989-2019), 2001The massive, heavy circular basket formed from bundles of three strips of dwarf bamboo, the base in mutsume-ami (hexagonal plaiting) the sides in ara-ami (free-style plaiting), the rim finished in wrappingWood tomobako storage box inscribed inside Nemagaridake Shunchō Heisei jūsannen Noboru saku (Dwarf bamboo [basket named] Spring Tide, made by Noboru in 2001) 9 3/4 x 19 5/8in (25 x 50cm)Named a Living National Treasure in 2012, Fujinuma Noboru worked initially as a graphic designer and photographer before apprenticing with bamboo artist Yagisawa Keizō; only a year later, in 1977, he was admitted to the Traditional Crafts New Works Exhibition. His bold style of plaiting with bundles of broad strips of nemagaridake or dwarf bamboo soon gained him an international following.