one of a set of five (5) dishes, Nagamitsu

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Nagamitsu, one of a set of five (5) dishes
Nagamitsu, one of a set of five (5) dishes
one of a set of five (5) dishes
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
1800s
one of a set of five (5) dishes, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: wood; lacquer
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 20.8 x 12.7 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 5 x 8 3/16 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.1952.a
Not on display
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Archive Label 2003: This set of lacquer dishes has designs beautifully executed in the raised lacquer or takamakie technique. Each dish is decorated with a different fruit: loquat, cherry, grapes, peach, and Buddha-hand citron. Buddha-hand citron is an aromatic, but inedible, fruit thought to resemble the form of Buddha’s hand. The Japanese name, busshukan, is a homophone for the words “happiness” and “longevity,” making the fruit a symbol for the same.