Caption

Portable picnic set sagejûbako, Gift. Japanese, Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912, 19th century. Rectangular cabinet without side walls on a stand; two food containers stacked on the stand set incomplete—should be four; two tin sake bottles stand on the stand beside the containers. Top tabletop has a handle, one small drawer, and a shelf for trays 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, leaves, and rosettes coins. Such portable eating sets were called in Japan kuchido/sageju/hanami bento and were popular from the Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century and in the 18th–19th centuries. Height 31.3 cm; width 30.5 cm; depth 17.8 cm; weight 2.29 kg., A single cylindrical metal weight with a rounded top handle sits centered against a plain gray background, showing a dull metallic surface with areas of lighter and darker gray and a few small pale spots and scuffs, the handle smooth and slightly flared at the rim, and a subtle reflection of the object visible below it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_084

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Keywords

Portable picnic set sagejûbako Gift Japanese Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912 19th century Rectangular cabinet side walls stand two food containers stacked incomplete should four two tin sake bottles stand stand beside containers Top tabletop handle small drawer shelf trays missing Entire exterior covered black roiro-nuri lacquer interiors food containers vermilion lacquer Surface ornament executed hiramaki-e nashiji techniques depicting blooming wisteria camellias plum trees wolfberries mon leaves rosettes coins portable eating sets called Japan kuchido sageju hanami bento popular Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century 18th–19th centuries Height 31.3 cm width 30.5 cm depth 17.8 cm weight 2.29 kg single cylindrical metal weight rounded top sits centered plain gray background showing dull metallic surface areas lighter darker gray small pale spots scuffs handle smooth slightly flared rim subtle reflection object visible .