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Hayakawa Shôkosai I is considered a pioneer of bamboo art, sometimes being described as "one of the founding fathers of modern bamboo art in Japan." Though trained and expert in the weaving of baskets, he applied these skills to the production of a number of other types of objects, paving the way for a shift of bamboo weaving from the field of craft, to that of "modern art."

Hayakawa Shôkosai I is considered a pioneer of bamboo art, sometimes being described as "one of the founding fathers of modern bamboo art in Japan." Though trained and expert in the weaving of baskets, he applied these skills to the production of a number of other types of objects, paving the way for a shift of bamboo weaving from the field of craft, to that of "modern art."

Shôkosai was likely the first bamboo artist to sign his works. He rose to prominence producing [[tea masters|tea]] implements; in [[1877]], one of his works, a lidded basket, was awarded the Phoenix Prize at the First [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] in Tokyo.

Shôkosai was likely the first bamboo artist to sign his works. He rose to prominence producing [[tea ceremony|tea]] implements; in [[1877]], one of his works, a lidded basket, was awarded the Phoenix Prize at the First [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] in Tokyo.

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