Showa era (1926–1989), 1950s-1960s A basket for serving sweets in the form of a winnowing tray, the bamboo plaited chiefly in gozame (mat) weave with double verticals, the curved base stabilized by a split bamboo culm secured by rattan knots, the edges with rattan knotting, signed underneath with incised characters Shounsai kore o tsukuru (Shounsai made this); with wood tomobako storage box inscribed and signed Minogata morikago (Sweet basket in the shape of a winnowing tray); Shounsai, sealed: Shounsai, and with the label of the Yamasho basket shop (in Beppu, Oita Prefecture) recording the artist's honours and achievements. 8cm x 26.7cm x 27.5cm (3 1/8in x 10 1/2in x 10 3/4in). (2).