MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A Lacquer Picnic Set (Sage Jubako)
Meiji period (19th century)
The set lacquered with yellow-tinted clear lacquer over the wood grain (shunkei-nuri) and comprising a two-tier stacking tray containing four covered food boxes, a small rectangular tray, a match container and ash bowl container
10½ x 9 3/8 x 9¼in. (26.9 x 23.8 x 23.4cm.)

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Arakawa Hirokazu, ed., Utage to tabi no utsuwa: Bentobako (Bento boxes: Utensils for party and travel) (Kyoto: Shikosha, 1990), pl. 55.

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