松竹桜家紋蒔絵櫛台, Cosmetic Stand with Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom from a Wedding Set, Edo period (1615–1868), early 19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji ground, H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); D. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm), Lacquer, This cosmetic stand, part of a wedding trousseau, comprised of thirty-one pieces, represents late Edo-period maki-e (decoration in gold and/or silver sprinkled powder) art at its finest. The Shimazu family, lords of Satsuma in Kyushu, ordered this traditional trousseau most likely for Taka-hime, who was married to Matsudaira Sadakazu, lord of Kuwana (Ise Province), around 1830
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松竹桜家紋蒔絵櫛台, Cosmetic Stand, Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossom, Wedding Set, Edo period, 1615–1868, early 19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood, gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil, nashiji ground, H, 10 5/8, 27 cm, W, 12 1/2, 31.8, D, 1/8, 25.7, Lacquer, cosmetic, stand, part, wedding trousseau, comprised, thirty, pieces, represents late, Edo-period, maki-e, decoration, silver, sprinkled, powder, art, finest, Shimazu family, lords, Satsuma, Kyushu, ordered, traditional Taka-hime, married, Matsudaira Sadakazu, lord, Kuwana, Ise Province, 1830
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