Caption

Portable picnic set sagejûbako, Japanese, Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912, 19th century. Rectangular cabinet without side walls on a stand; two stacked food containers on the stand set incomplete — originally four; two tin sake bottles on a stand beside the containers. Top tabletop with handle, one small drawer, and a shelf for trays trays missing. Exterior covered with black roiro-nuri lacquer; interiors of food containers covered with vermilion lacquer. Surface ornament made using 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 kôchô, sagejû, hanami bentô and were popular from the Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century and in the 18th and 19th centuries. Dimensions: height 31.3 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 17.8 cm; weight 2.29 kg., A single cylindrical metal object with a rounded top and a flared knob-like handle, shown against a flat background; the object appears metallic with a worn, slightly tarnished surface showing areas of darker and lighter gray, and the background is a uniform medium gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_081

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Keywords

Portable picnic set sagejûbako Japanese Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912 19th century Rectangular cabinet side walls stand two stacked food containers incomplete originally four two tin sake bottles stand beside containers Top tabletop handle small drawer shelf trays missing Exterior covered black roiro-nuri lacquer interiors food containers covered vermilion lacquer Surface ornament using hiramaki-e nashiji techniques depicting blooming wisteria camellias plum trees wolfberries mon rosettes coins leaves portable eating sets variously called Japan kôchô sagejû hanami bentô popular Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century 18th 19th centuries Dimensions height 31.3 cm width 30.5 cm depth 17.8 cm weight 2.29 kg single cylindrical metal object rounded top flared knob- shown flat background object metallic worn slightly tarnished surface showing areas darker lighter gray background uniform medium gray.