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Jubako (4-tiered food container)

early 20th century
20th century
8 7/8 in. x 6 3/8 in. (22.54 cm x 16.19 cm)

Japanese, late Meiji period, Japanese, (1868–1912)

Object Type: Asian
Medium and Support: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Credit Line: Gift of Wyldon Burgess Nail Harrold
Accession Number: 1981.323

Object Description
Blue and white stacked four-tier food container on a wood base. The decorative base indicates it would have been more expensive and used more for show; it wouldn't have traveled with the owner. It was probably used for important meals such as the New Years Day Osechi Ryori feast. Jubako translates to "layered/ stacked boxes." The traditional way to eat from them is to start at the top and eat in order all the way to the bottom box.

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