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Jubako – a set of lunch boxes, early 19th c.
Jubako – a set of lunch boxes, early 19th c.
Number
МАЭ № 13-2
Title
Jubako – a set of lunch boxes
Ethnicity
Japanese
Date
early 19th c.
Material
wood, bamboo, lacquer, glue, bamboo fiber
Dimensions
height 20.0; width 17.5; length 17.5
Annotation
Jubako is a set of lunch or picnic boxes used for serving Japanese meal, including that at the open air. This jubako is an example of traditional lacquered wickerwork. The form is cubic, consists of a black lacquer platform with a handle and three square boxes for dishes, placed one upon another. The bottom box stands on the platform, the upper has a cover. The lunch boxes themselves are made of woven bamboo vein. Their interiors are painted with red lacquer. Black stylized characters 壽 ju – “long life” and福 fuku – “good fortune” are interwoven into surface.
Corpus
Ethnography of East and South-East Asia
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