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A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX (TEBAKO) EDO PERIOF (17Th-18Th CENTURY) The rectangular box with rounded corners and slightly domed lid decorated in gold and silver lacquer and inlaid kirikane with branches of chrysanthemum by a stream on a fine nashiji ground, applied with an inner tray, underside of the lid and sides on inner tray decorated en suite, the interior of box lined with orange textile 12 ? x 8 ? x 10 in. (32.4 x 21 x 25.4 cm.) With lacquer storage box titled kiku maki-e tebako (lacquer accessory box with chrysanthemums) in gold lacquer and a paper label inscribed Ashu Matsudaira ke kuzo (Collection of Matsudaira Familly, Tokushima Prefecture) affixed on top
The Matsudaira Familly, Tokushima Prefecture
In the Japanese imagination, luxurious clusters of chrysanthemums (kiku) immediately call to mind Kikujido (The Boy with the Chrysanthemums), who became an immortal by writing the words of the Lotus Sutra on chrysanthemum leaves in a beautiful valley brimming with flowers. From popular woodblock prints to Noh dance, this auspicious theme of longevity, adapted from Chinese legend, had wide appeal in Edo-period Japan. The boy dancing with mums became a trope for purity.