Miniature Basket

Miniature Basket

Miniature basket with cloth top Bottom is a plain weave basket made of bamboo with dark brown bottom and stakes. Top synthetic fabric made of kanoko shibori style stencilled in red and white drawstring of orange cord cloth is sandwiched between basket rim and glued paper band inside. Product of Yamanashi Prefecture. Model of a picnic basket. May originally had 5 miniature daruma protective charms inside see p. 68 Japanese Folk Toys

1996.010.272