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Portable picnic set sagejûbako, 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. Ornament executed in hiramaki-e and nashiji techniques depicting blooming wisteria, camellias, rosettes coins, mon, leaves, plum trees, and wolfberries. Such portable eating sets were called variously in Japan kocho, sageju, hanami bento and were popular from the Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century, and in the 18th and 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 box with an open top sits on a reflective surface; the interior is red and the exterior is black with a row of gold circular emblems on the visible sides, and the box shows some worn edges where the black meets the red.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_076

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (393.7Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portable picnic set sagejûbako 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 Ornament executed hiramaki-e nashiji techniques depicting blooming wisteria camellias rosettes coins mon leaves plum trees wolfberries portable eating sets called variously Japan kocho sageju hanami bento 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 box open top sits reflective surface interior red exterior black row gold circular emblems visible sides box worn edges black meets red.