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228 Bridal trousseau
maki-e, red and black lacquer on
wood; silver
zushidana 79.7 x 99.1 x 39.7 (313/8 x 39
x 155/8)
kurodana 68.2 x 77.7 x 39.1 (267/8 x
305/8 x 153/8)
Edo period, i8th century
Kôzu Kobunka Kaikan, Kyoto
This set of bridal furnishings belonged to a
daughter of the Nanbu family, daimyo of a
domain in present-day Iwate Prefecture.
Centered around a zushidana (right) and
kurodana ("black shelves/'), it contains
washing basins, cosmetic utensils (cats.
229, 230) including teeth-blackening (oha-
guro) equipment, a set of utensils for the
incense game (cats. 233, 234) and writing-
related objects. The design consists of a
peony floral scroll and the tsurumaru (cir-
cular crane) mon of the Nanbu clan in gold
maki-e lacquer on a pear-skin ground
(nashiji). The fittings are made of silver. SN

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