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29th January 2013, 06:12 PM #1
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Japanese Wedding Box
What is a Japanese Wedding Box
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I know this is not a hand tool, but I really did think that I satand the best chance of discovering the answer here. SWMBO bought this at a silent auction during the last week while she was away. It was described as, you've guessed it, a Japanese wedding box.
It is about 250mm across the octagonals, 300mm high and is lacquered. There are characters underneath the box and inside the lid as well as on the outside of the handles. All seem to be different. The lid depicts two mounted horsemen (warriors?). The box is lacquered, but unfortunately it is breaking down and according to SWMBO is degrading rapidly with this wet weather. I think the material is timber but very light. The handle looks as though it could be bamboo and possibly the rest is the same.
So any ideas what it was used for (if it is indeed part of a wedding ceremony) and is it old or new?
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29th January 2013, 06:35 PM #2
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Does it look waterproof?
It could be a wedding bucket.
In some weddings the guests approach the table where the bride and groom sit and make a toast and offer the newlyweds a drink. At large weddings the couple is sometimes given a bucket which is placed under table for the newlywed to discreetly dump their drinks into so they don't get drunk.
Just a guess, but a wedding bucket may be as fancy as yours. I doubt it would look like a milk pail.
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29th January 2013, 06:53 PM #3
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I think this item is extremely far from waterproof so unless they are regarded as sacrificial (possible I suppose) I would say no.
I had a couple of guesses that it could be to keep mementos of the wedding including the marriage certificate or it was presented with gifts either to the couple or even to guests at wealthier affairs.
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29th January 2013, 06:56 PM #4
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Yes, it's a wedding box. Rather than wrapping in paper, the gift was placed in an elaborate box.
Compare it to modern day cardboard gift boxes. As for the age? No idea, but the tradition is hundreds of years old.
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30th January 2013, 07:27 AM #5
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There is some writing on the box................? Does it give any clues?
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30th January 2013, 04:29 PM #6
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30th January 2013, 04:38 PM #7
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Hah - even Japanese wedding boxes are made in China these days! Originally Posted by Wongo
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30th January 2013, 04:44 PM #8
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More help required now! Confusion well and truly set in if this information is correct. Chinese/Japanese speakers/readers?
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30th January 2013, 04:45 PM #9
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On the lid there are 2 warriors riding on a horse, so it is unlikely to be a wedding box. It is probably an ordinary box for carrying things around.
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30th January 2013, 04:56 PM #10
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Try Googling these 4 characters 汝南 遣適
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30th January 2013, 05:55 PM #12
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Looks very similar to this wedding box, even has the metal loop on
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3rd February 2013, 09:03 PM #13
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I have a vague memory of reading that they were intended to have a gift of rice in them for the newly weds, sort of a wealth & prosperity wish. At least you could eat the rice, unlike 64 identical toasters some couples get.
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Piles of inexpensive wedding gifts are a sign of inappropriate invitations. Or, only invite those who care that you're getting married.
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