Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 1920s Daiippo ('The First Peak'): a tall handled flower basket of kinmeichiku bamboo (Sasa kurilensis or another dwarf variety) plaited in free-style openwork twill weave overlaid with additional free-style elements, the handle boldly formed from a section of bamboo bent in the form of a mountain peak and secured on each side with elaborate rattan knotting, the otoshi (water container) a facetted and lacquered section of bamboo; signed underneath with incised characters Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru (Chikuunsai made this); with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed and signed Kinmeichiku hanakago Daiippo (A flower basket of smoked dwarf bamboo [named 'The First Peak']; Sakaifu Nanso Chikuunsai kore o tsukuru (Chikuunsai of the Nanso Studio made this in Sakai) and sealed: Denjo no in (Seal of Denjo) and Chikuunsai. 61.5cm x 21.6cm x 20cm (24¼in x 8½in x 7 7/8in). (3).