Storage Trunk (Nagamochi) with Family Crests, Pine, and Foliage Pattern
This rectangular, portable trunk was designed to hold parts of the wedding trousseau of a high-ranking lady from the Konoe family. The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a foliage pattern and young pine branches, an auspicious symbol of longevity. A flowering peony, the Konoe family’s crest, is incorporated into the design. The two handles were designed so that a pole could be pulled through them, enabling two people to carry the trunk on their shoulders. One of the gosekke, Kyoto’s five top court aristocratic families, the Konoe were a wealthy and influential clan who intermarried with the imperial, and later shogunal and daimyo, families.
Artwork Details
- 家紋散唐草蒔絵長持
- Title: Storage Trunk (Nagamochi) with Family Crests, Pine, and Foliage Pattern
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: second half of the 18th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki‑e and hiramaki‑e on nashiji (“pear-skin” ground); gilded thread metal fittings
- Dimensions: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); D. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.281.1
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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