A lacquered palanquin for a princess (Hime-kago)
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A lacquered palanquin for a princess (Hime-kago)

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

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A lacquered palanquin for a princess (Hime-kago)
Edo period (18th-19th Century)
Decorated in gold hiramaki-e on a roiro-nuri ground with repeated scrolling karakusa and chrysanthemum blossoms, with gilt metal fittings similarly engraved, both lacquer and fittings emblazoned with triple-aoi mon, each side with sliding door fitted with silk blinds and upward-opening roof panels, the interior with papered sides decorated in ink and color with landscapes featuring the "Three Friends" motif, pine, bamboo and plum, along with cranes and bushy-tailed tortoises, all on a gold ground; with matching lacquered carrying pole
Palanquin 52¼ x 38 x 51¼in. (132.7 x 96.5 x 130.1cm.); carrying pole 170in. (431.8cm) long
Provenance
Kozu Kobunka Museum, Kyoto

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