Fine Art #502728 - ICHIROYA Japanese Antiques

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Item #502728

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Item No

#502728

Item

Ohaguro

Material

Lacquered Wood,Brass

Price

~~$200.00~~ $98.00

Weight

2.01kg

size

width

40cm 15 3/4"

depth

10cm 4"

height

12cm 4 3/4"

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This is Ohaguro set,the fashion of dyeing one's teeth black with ink from early Meiji or Edo since Ohaguro was forbidden in 1870 by government. Ohaguro has been a Japanese tradition since ancient times up to the beginning of the Meiji era. One of the earliest recorded case of ohaguro usage was in "The Tale of Genji," a 11th century work. Originally, ohaguro was a practise among rich families only. A female member of a household would begin ohaguro when entering adulthood, which at that time was considered to be around the age of nine. At one point, it became a fashion for both genders, but by the Edo era it was a fashion for women widely practised by commoners, and it indicated that one was married.Ohaguro was considered to be more beautiful the blacker the teeth were. Teeth needed to be re-dyed several times a week. The ink coating actually had health benefits of retarding tooth decay;however, it became out of fashion eventually.
The Watashigane(long plates carved with auspicious motif) are placed on Mimidarai(large urushi washbasin)across and on top of it,Kanewakashi(jar) for warm water and Kanetsuke-wan(bowl) to mix together are placed.The Fushinoko(box) is for powder made of Fushi(stachyurus praecox)plant.They have superb carving (one has beautiful flower pattern on the bottom!)done by high skills.PLESE enjoy all details on more pictures!
Here below is the picture which shows how this supposed to display.
http://www.jman.jp/jman/library/kesyo/kesyo30.htm
http://www.shinbishikakyokai.com/p_story/story04.html
There is a crack on the basin and one of the plate,and it is discolorated,and all wooden items have flaws,box,also the bottom case of the small powder case and side of cover of the box are missing,and some are getting greener and rusty due to material,also some designs are fading,but as a whole it is in very good condition considering age and use.This authentic set is so unusual specailly come in setting like this(usually many are missing),and definitely collectable piece for your home!