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Portable picnic set sagejûbako, Gift. Japanese, Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912. Rectangular cabinet without side walls on a stand with two stacked food containers set incomplete; originally four; two tin sake bottles on a stand. Top tabletop has a handle, one small drawer and a shelf for trays missing. Exterior covered with black roiro-nuri lacquer; interiors of food containers 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 as well as 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 single metallic cylindrical weight with a rounded top and a short neck ending in a flat, disc-like handle sits against a plain background; the object shows a worn, slightly mottled surface with shades of gray, silver, and hints of muted green, and its reflection is faintly visible below on the smooth gray surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_083

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (613.3Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portable picnic set sagejûbako Gift Japanese Edo 1603–1868–Meiji 1868–1912 Rectangular cabinet side walls stand two stacked food containers incomplete originally four two tin sake bottles Top tabletop handle small drawer shelf trays missing Exterior covered black roiro-nuri lacquer interiors vermilion lacquer Surface ornament executed hiramaki-e nashiji techniques motifs blooming wisteria camellias rosettes coins portable eating sets variously called Japan kôchô sagejû hanami bentô popular Momoyama period mid-16th–early 17th century well 18th 19th centuries 19th century Edo–Meiji Japan Height 31.3 cm width 30.5 cm depth 17.8 cm weight 2.29 kg single metallic cylindrical weight rounded top short neck ending flat disc- handle sits plain background object worn slightly mottled surface shades gray silver hints muted green reflection faintly visible smooth gray surface.