Clothing Tray (Midare-bako) with Paulownia and Nine Stars Crests, 桐九曜紋蒔絵乱箱, Momoyama period (1573–1615), late 16th–early 17th


Clothing Tray (Midare-bako) with Paulownia and Nine Stars Crests, 桐九曜紋蒔絵乱箱, Momoyama period (1573–1615), late 16th–early 17th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, e-nashiji on black lacquer ground, L. 22 1/8 in. ( cm); W. 2 1/8 in. ( cm); H. 4 in. ( cm), Lacquer, This large midarebako, a shallow box without a lid used to hold clothing ready for wearing, was usually kept on a shelf of the lacquered cabinets that were part of the traditional furnishings of living quarters


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