Title: Basket for Transporting Sencha Tea-Ceremony Utensils (Chakago or Teiran)
Object type: Basket
Date: ca. 1877–80s
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Hayakawa Shōkosai I 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1815–1897
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Rattan and brocaded silk
Dimensions: H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm); W. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm); D. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit line: Gift of Diane and Arthur Abbey, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY