Bento box

Museum number:
9-9464a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21099464a@2de
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
Box with hinged lid; rectangular; twill plaiting; bamboo with black leather corners; edges wrapped with brown stained bamboo strips; brass hinges; swing hook latch and two loop handles at ends; interior lined in green and purple silk; 1. 18.7cm, width 12.5 cm., height 8.5cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Brass (alloy), Leather, and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bento boxes
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bento box, accession number 9-9464a-e, described as Box with hinged lid; rectangular; twill plaiting; bamboo with black leather corners; edges wrapped with brown stained bamboo strips; brass hinges; swing hook latch and two loop handles at ends; interior lined in green and purple silk; 1. 18.7cm, width 12.5 cm., height 8.5cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bento box, accession number 9-9464a-e, described as Box with hinged lid; rectangular; twill plaiting; bamboo with black leather corners; edges wrapped with brown stained bamboo strips; brass hinges; swing hook latch and two loop handles at ends; interior lined in green and purple silk; 1. 18.7cm, width 12.5 cm., height 8.5cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bento box, accession number 9-9464a-e, described as Box with hinged lid; rectangular; twill plaiting; bamboo with black leather corners; edges wrapped with brown stained bamboo strips; brass hinges; swing hook latch and two loop handles at ends; interior lined in green and purple silk; 1. 18.7cm, width 12.5 cm., height 8.5cm.

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