Chinese Bent Handle Market Basket, circa 1850

Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. Th...

It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. The round basket has been...

Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...

It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. The round basket has been...

A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed gathering basket with a thick bentwood handle attached with simple iron straps, and covered in lacquered fa...

Mid-20th century woven Chinese rice basket with handle. Hand-woven willow with elm handle. Beautiful faded patina and texture from decades of w...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period varnished bamboo basket from the early 20th century with rattan tied handles. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this bamboo basket was likely used as a hat basket...

A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed gathering basket with a bentwood handle attached with simple iron straps.