Big wave
(Oki na nami 大きな波)
2014
Medium
bamboo
Measurements
69.0 × 38.0 × 38.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Baillieu Myer AC and Sarah Myer, 2015
© Jin Morigami
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Morigami Jin was born in the bamboo-producing town of Beppu to parents who were also bamboo artists. His work Big wave is a simple and elegant basket that has been made with an irregular combination of twined (nawame) and twill (ajiro) plaiting. Its large, undulating shape and woven horizontal weave – which gives it a slightly see-through appearance – create a rhythm of lines that give the impression of flowing water or ocean waves.
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