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Portable Chopsticks and Cups (Provenance: Inaba Clan of the Yodo Domain)
- Museum No.
- HK236
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Title | Portable Chopsticks and Cups (Provenance: Inaba Clan of the Yodo Domain) |
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Category | Lacquerware (H) |
Country | Japan |
Period | Edo |
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Materials | Bamboo, ivory, lacquered wood with makie (sprinkled metallic powder) and gold foil |
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A bamboo tube edged with ivory holds three pairs of chopsticks. The two with ivory are for your friends, and the one without is for you. Attached is a knitted pouch holding two lacquered cups decorated with patterns of coral bush (manryō) and gold foil. With this set in hand, you can have a drink and a bite to eat with friends anywhere you go!
Japan-Edo