Picnic Set
ca. 1800-ca. 1850 (made)
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The sake bottle in the shape of a back-pack and the ivy-choked landscape that decorates this set are references to the exiled wanderings of poet Ariwara no Narihira, as recounted in the tenth-century classic Tales of Ise.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 12 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, lacquered black and gold, with copper handle. |
| Brief description | Lacquered picnic set with decoration of ivy and maple and sake bottle in the shape of a back-pack, Japan, first half of the 19th century. |
| Physical description | Set of four boxes with cover, sake bottle in shape of a back-pack and one drawer. The frame is fitted with a tray containing three smaller trays and with copper handle. |
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| Credit line | Sage Gift |
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| Literary reference | <i>Tales of Ise</i>. |
| Summary | The sake bottle in the shape of a back-pack and the ivy-choked landscape that decorates this set are references to the exiled wanderings of poet Ariwara no Narihira, as recounted in the tenth-century classic Tales of Ise. |
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| Accession number | W.321 to K-1921 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2004 |
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