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Lacquered Wooden Sleeve Cask for Sake browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Lacquer: Pre 1920: item # 701044 Please refer to our stock # 2C-265 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $475 |
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This rare Japanese black and gold lacquered sake container in sleeve cask form is known as a “sodedaru.” Early 20th century, Meiji/Taisho period. The black lacquer body is decorated in a gold floral and scrolling vine (“karakusa”) motif which surrounds the “melon” (“mokko”) family crest or “mon.” This emblem, which most often enclosed the “China flower,” was widely used in crests of both private families and Shinto shrines and is a design that evokes a sense of classicism. The edges of the side inset ends are decorated in red lacquer, and there is a black and red lacquer spout on the top. During a Shinto style wedding, the marriage is consecrated in the ritual of “san-san kudo,” where the bride and groom each drink from three sake cups three times. The families of the bride and groom would bring large containers of sake to the wedding ceremony in these black lacquered boxes. This style of lacquered wooded sake container, which is rectangular in shape with inset ends is called a sleeve cask because its shape is reminiscent of a Japanese kimono sleeve. Although sodedaru were originally made for ceremonial use by the higher classes, by the middle of the 19th century these rugged lacquer utensils were made for use by everyone. CONDITION is excellent. DIMENSIONS: 16 ½” (41.9 cm) long, 12” (30.5 cm) high (excluding 3 ¾” or 9.5 cm spout), 4 1/8” (10.5 cm) wide. |
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