VINTAGE CHINESE HOME UTENSIL SEWING BASKET LARGE SIZE ROUND SHAPE TIGHTLY WOVEN

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VINTAGE CHINESE HOME UTENSIL SEWING BASKET LARGE SIZE ROUND SHAPE TIGHTLY WOVEN
Vintage Chinese Home Utensil Sewing Storage Basket. Large-size in round shape. This basket is typically, even flamboyantly, oversize.
The owner/user kept her (it's a woman's basket) personal items mainly but not exclusively for sewing and home utensils such as thread,
scissors, cloth, tape, keys, even jewelry, etc., anything she wants to keep together for ready use. Its top cover, which is attached to the
basket as shown with the ornate hinges and dominates, is enhanced and sewn with Bakelite, old coins, beads and  tassels .
Rattan coiled construction, with split rattan entwined on the rattan core, rare as such. Very tightly woven, the basket is purely utilitarian
yet made meticulously, fine craftsmanship that gets the task at hand done. It is, quite simply, the most intricate specimen of its kind I
have ever seen, the coil-work on top and the bottom especially so: A model of simplicity, practicality, and elegance that characterize
Chinese basketry at its best. Not a single coil is broken, its previous owner took very good care of it. Beautiful patina coins, smooth to one's
touch. Looks and feels smooth and shiny. Whether as a collectible/part of a basket collection, a container for your small objects such
as keys or jewelry, or a "stand-alone" display/accent piece, this is a beauty. No contemporary repair. Large size: 2-3/8” inches tall X 10
inches diameter. Built constructed to last a few lifetimes.
Extremally
strong for a vintage/antiquarian item.
"The importance of ethnic and tribal art cannot be overstated. Its complex history with Modernism is intriguing and complex. Each
informs the other. For anyone interested in how the human mind is compelled to make experience tangible, then one must consider
this art. Look at it, wonder about it, live with it, be inspired by it, and let it broaden your world" (Douglas Dawson).
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