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Meiji Kaiko-Zaru (Silkworm Basket) browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1910: item # 380743 Please refer to our stock # 56-08 when inquiring.
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| In old Japanese farmhouses, large, shallow bamboo baskets such as this one were used for growing silkworms. The baskets were lined with mulberry leaves, then suspended horizontally up under the eaves. According to stories from the days when silk production was still a cottage industry in Japan, the worms ate so voraciously that in the quiet of the night the sound of their chewing on the leaves echoed throughout the houses. Today these old baskets are used as decorative items, adding texture and pattern as wall hangings, or lined with rice paper to diffuse light, or in other imaginative ways. (See "At Home With Japanese Design" by Mahoney and Rao, Shufunotomo Co., Ltd, Japan, 1992, P. 90.) The bamboo on this basket has darkened with use and has a few minor splits, giving it a true farmhouse look, but otherwise is in sound condition. Dimensions: diameter 34" (86 cm), depth 1-1/2" (4 cm). | ||||||
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