Antique Chinese Willow Basket Hand Woven Pegged Wood Handle Rice Gathering Bowl

Antique Hand-Woven Chinese Willow Gathering Basket with Pegged Carved Wood Handles Up for sale is a beautiful, highly collectible Antique Chinese Willow Basket, masterfully handwoven using time-honored utilitarian techniques. This heavy-duty vessel features a tight, multi-tiered organic reed weave with a deep, naturally aged dark chestnut brown finish. The upper rim is heavily reinforced and boasts two stout, distinctively carved fixed wooden block side handles integrated directly into the framing with traditional split-wrap bindings and secured with authentic, early hidden wooden peg fasteners. Pieces of this caliber were originally utilized as gathering or field harvesting vessels in regional China and make stunning historical focal pieces for a mantel, shelving layout, or primitive country table setting. Approximate Dimensions:  Length: 12 inches Width: 10 inches Height: 7 inches Item Specifics Approximate Dimensions:  Brand/Origin: Traditional Asian / Chinese Willow Craft Style: Antique Oriental / Primitive Wabi-Sabi / Rustic Country Object Type: Rice Basket / Harvesting Gathering Vessel Material: Mixed Materials (Natural Willow Reed & Hand-Carved Hardwood with Pegged Joinery) Color: Deep Dark Brown / Rich Aged Patina Item Length: 12 in Item Width: 10 in Item Height: 7 in Era: Pre-1940 (Late Qing Dynasty to Early Republic Period)  Features: Carved fixed wooden block handles secured with traditional wooden peg fasteners