Portable picnic set sagejûbako, Rectangular cabinet without side walls on a stand with two stacked food containers set incomplete; originally four; beside them on the stand are two tin sake bottles. Top tabletop has a handle, one small drawer, and a shelf for trays missing. Entire exterior covered with black roiro-nuri lacquer; interiors of food containers with vermilion lacquer. Surface ornament executed in hiramaki-e and nashiji techniques, depicting blooming wisteria, camellias, plum trees, wolfberries, mon rosettes/coins, and leaves. Such portable eating sets were variously called in Japan kuchi?, sagej?, hanami bent? and were popular from the Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th c. and in the 18th–19th centuries. 19th century Edo–Meiji periods, Japan. Dimensions: height 31.3 cm; width 30.5 cm; depth 17.8 cm; weight 2.29 kg., A rectangular open box with a red interior and a black exterior decorated with gold floral patterns sits on a reflective pale surface, showing a faint mirrored...
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Portable picnic set sagejûbako, Rectangular cabinet without side walls on a stand with two stacked food containers set incomplete; originally four; beside them on the stand are two tin sake bottles. Top tabletop has a handle, one small drawer, and a shelf for trays missing. Entire exterior covered with black roiro-nuri lacquer; interiors of food containers with vermilion lacquer. Surface ornament executed in hiramaki-e and nashiji techniques, depicting blooming wisteria, camellias, plum trees, wolfberries, mon rosettes/coins, and leaves. Such portable eating sets were variously called in Japan kuchi?, sagej?, hanami bent? and were popular from the Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th c. and in the 18th–19th centuries. 19th century Edo–Meiji periods, Japan. Dimensions: height 31.3 cm; width 30.5 cm; depth 17.8 cm; weight 2.29 kg., A rectangular open box with a red interior and a black exterior decorated with gold floral patterns sits on a reflective pale surface, showing a faint mirrored image beneath it; the background is a soft light gray.

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Portable picnic set sagejûbako Rectangular cabinet side walls stand two stacked food containers incomplete originally four beside them two tin sake bottles Top tabletop handle small drawer shelf trays missing Entire exterior covered black roiro-nuri lacquer interiors vermilion lacquer Surface ornament executed hiramaki-e nashiji techniques depicting blooming wisteria camellias plum trees wolfberries mon rosettes coins leaves portable eating sets variously called Japan kuchi sagej hanami bent popular Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th c 18th–19th centuries 19th century Edo–Meiji periods Japan Dimensions height 31.3 cm width 30.5 cm depth 17.8 cm weight 2.29 kg rectangular open box red interior black exterior decorated gold floral patterns sits reflective pale surface showing faint mirrored image beneath background soft light gray.

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