Layered lotus petals
(Renben 蓮弁）
2011
Medium
bamboo, rattan, lacquer
Measurements
21.0 × 30.0 × 17.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Baillieu Myer AC and Sarah Myer, 2016
© Setsuko Isohi
Gallery location
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Isohi Setsuko developed as a bamboo artist from producing functional baskets for flower arrangements to creating works that are to be viewed as sculptures. Isohi, who originally studied Sōgetsu-style flower arrangement and the sencha tea ceremony, started studying bamboo-weaving techniques to create baskets for her own flower arrangements. However, her background in flower arranging has become evident in sculptural works such as Layered lotus petals, which is composed of six juxtaposed lotus-petal shapes.