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Portable picnic set sagejûbako, Gift. Japanese art; Japanese culture. Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912. Decorated with wisteria, mon, leaves, camellias, plum trees, wolfberries. Rectangular cabinet without side walls. On a stand are two food containers stacked set incomplete; originally four; beside them on the stand are two tin sake bottles. The top tabletop, equipped with a handle, has one small drawer and a shelf for trays trays missing. Entire exterior covered with black roiro-nuri lacquer; interiors of the food containers covered with vermilion lacquer. Surface ornament executed in hiramaki-e and nashiji techniques, with motifs of blooming wisteria, camellias, and rosettes coins. 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. 19th century Edo–Meiji. Japan. Height 31.3 cm; width 30.5 cm; depth 17.8 cm; weight 2.29 kg., A cylindrical metal weight with a slightly tapered neck and a flared, rounded top sitting upright on a smooth surface, showing a worn, textured finish in shades of gray and silver, with a faint reflection beneath it and a uniform medium-gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_080

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (632.5Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portable picnic set sagejûbako Gift Japanese art Japanese culture Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912 Decorated wisteria mon leaves camellias plum trees wolfberries Rectangular cabinet side walls stand two food containers stacked incomplete originally four beside them two tin sake bottles top tabletop equipped handle small drawer shelf trays missing Entire exterior covered black roiro-nuri lacquer interiors food containers covered vermilion lacquer Surface ornament executed hiramaki-e nashiji techniques motifs blooming wisteria rosettes coins 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 Japan Height 31.3 cm width 30.5 cm depth 17.8 cm weight 2.29 kg cylindrical metal weight slightly tapered neck flared rounded top sitting upright smooth surface showing worn textured finish shades gray silver faint reflection beneath uniform medium-gray background.