Tray
ca. 1650 (made)
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An offering stand (sanpodai) rising from a square base with chamfered corners and conventional piercing in each side, surmounted by a flat tray, also square and chamfered, with vertical sides. The whole stand is made of wood covered in black lacquer, now changed to dark brown in places, with muranashi-ji (gold flakes scatterd to resemble clouds), over which is a design of a chrysanthemum plants and kiri (paulownia) mon (heraldic crests) in gold hiramaki-e (flat-sprinkled picture), under which a layer of red lacquer is visible in places. The interior of the tray is lacquered red, with a similar design in gold hiramaki-e.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in lacquer |
| Brief description | Offering stand, wood covered in black and red lacquer, decorated with chrysanthemum plants and paulownia crests in gold lacquer, about 1650, Japan. |
| Physical description | An offering stand (sanpodai) rising from a square base with chamfered corners and conventional piercing in each side, surmounted by a flat tray, also square and chamfered, with vertical sides. The whole stand is made of wood covered in black lacquer, now changed to dark brown in places, with muranashi-ji (gold flakes scatterd to resemble clouds), over which is a design of a chrysanthemum plants and kiri (paulownia) mon (heraldic crests) in gold hiramaki-e (flat-sprinkled picture), under which a layer of red lacquer is visible in places. The interior of the tray is lacquered red, with a similar design in gold hiramaki-e. |
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| Gallery label | Stand
Wood covered in black and red lacquer with gold hiramaki-e and nashi-ji lacquer
Chrysanthemums and paulownia badges
About 1650
FE.24-1982
Stands like this often formed part of wedding sets. They were used with sake bottles, which were offered in the rituals of the Shinto religion. |
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| Accession number | FE.24-1982 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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