An octagonal jikirō (food box) with kabusebuta (overhanging) lid, circular foot ring, and recessed base, formed from lacquer-soaked textile that, after drying, was applied with layers of marbleized lacquer in...
An octagonal jikirō (food box) with kabusebuta (overhanging) lid, circular foot ring, and recessed base, formed from lacquer-soaked textile that, after drying, was applied with layers of marbleized lacquer in contrasting colors; when the lacquer had dried and set, the surface was polished to reveal a carefully planned pattern
Comes with a wood tomobako storage box, the lid inscribed Chiri kanshitsu jikirō (Discarded dried-lacquer food box) with a seal Sesshō
The meaning of the box inscription seems to be that this box was made with left-over hardened lacquer which was presumably reduced to a powder, soaked anew in lacquer, and applied to a textile core formed by the ancient kanshitsu (“dried lacquer”) technique, originally used for Buddhist statuary.