Caption

Portable picnic set sagejûbako, noted. Rectangular cabinet without side walls. On a stand there are two food containers stacked on top of each other set incomplete; originally four; next to the containers on the stand are two tin sake bottles. The top tabletop, equipped with a handle, has one small drawer and a shelf for trays missing. Entire surface covered with black roiro-nuri lacquer; interiors of the food containers covered with vermilion lacquer. Ornamentation executed in hiramaki-e and nashiji techniques, depicting blooming wisteria, camellias, plum trees, wolfberries, leaves, and rosettes coins; also features a mon. Such portable eating sets were variously called in Japan kôchô, sagejû, hanami bentô and were popular from the Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century 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 shallow rectangular dish with two circular depressions, finished in black with gold colored leaf and vine motif painted along the surface; the background is a uniform light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_078

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Keywords

Portable picnic set sagejûbako noted Rectangular cabinet side walls stand two food containers stacked top set incomplete originally four next containers two tin sake bottles top tabletop equipped handle small drawer shelf trays missing Entire surface covered black roiro-nuri lacquer interiors food containers covered vermilion lacquer Ornamentation executed hiramaki-e nashiji techniques depicting blooming wisteria camellias plum trees wolfberries leaves rosettes coins also features mon portable eating sets variously called Japan kôchô sagejû hanami bentô popular Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century 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 shallow rectangular dish two circular depressions finished black gold colored leaf vine motif painted surface background uniform light gray.