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Toiletry Case with Plovers
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- HK199
Photo No：404-10079
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| Title | Toiletry Case with Plovers |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Lacquerware (H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Muromachi |
| Century | 15th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | Lacquered wood with makie (sprinkled metallic powder) decoration |
| Dimensions | Height 30.8cm Width 24.2cm Height 16.4cm |
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This lidded toiletries case, known as a tebako, is covered with an auspicious design of tiny flying plovers, whose song, “chiyo, chiyo,” means “in perpetuity.” Most of the classical and medieval tebako that survive today were outfitted with personal grooming implements and donated by their wealthy owners to shrines as sacred offerings.
Japan-Muromachi