Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kuro-dana) with Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, and Crests of the Matsudaira and Shimazu Families early 19th century Japan This display shelf was created as one of the centerpieces of a wedding trousseau that probably included more than fifty lacquer accessories and pieces of furniture, thirty-one of which were acquired by The Met in 1910. It was commissioned to celebrate the marriage of Princess Taka (1809-1862), from the wealthy and influential Shimazu clan, and a son of the Matsudaira clan, which ruled over the Kuwana domain of Ise province (present-day Mie prefecture). The two family crests on the piecethe cross shape of the Shimazu and the stylized plum flower of the Matsudairasymbolize the union. The shelves, decorated with an unusual combination of auspicious symbols (pine, bamboo, and cherry blossoms), held mainly cosmetic boxes, including the utensils for tooth blackening (haguro), a custom of high-ranking women after their weddings.. Shelf for Cosme

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Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kuro-dana) with Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, and Crests of the Matsudaira and Shimazu Families early 19th century Japan This display shelf was created as one of the centerpieces of a wedding trousseau that probably included more than fifty lacquer accessories and pieces of furniture, thirty-one of which were acquired by The Met in 1910. It was commissioned to celebrate the marriage of Princess Taka (1809-1862), from the wealthy and influential Shimazu clan, and a son of the Matsudaira clan, which ruled over the Kuwana domain of Ise province (present-day Mie prefecture). The two family crests on the piecethe cross shape of the Shimazu and the stylized plum flower of the Matsudairasymbolize the union. The shelves, decorated with an unusual combination of auspicious symbols (pine, bamboo, and cherry blossoms), held mainly cosmetic boxes, including the utensils for tooth blackening (haguro), a custom of high-ranking women after their weddings.. Shelf for Cosme

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