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Important Cultural Property

Footed Chest (Karabitsu) with Suminoe Beach

住之江蒔絵唐櫃
Footed Chest (Karabitsu) with Suminoe Beach (住之江蒔絵唐櫃)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Lacquerware · Nanbokuchō period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Lacquerware
Date
1357
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-84423

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This chest was a sacred offering. An inscription on one side indicates that a Buddhist monk named Geia filled it with scriptures and presented it to Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Osaka in 1357. The surface depicts cranes perching on pines by the seashore — an image suggesting Suminoe, a scenic location closely associated with the shrine.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Footed Chest (Karabitsu) with Suminoe Beach（住之江蒔絵唐櫃）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-84423. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/footed-chest-karabitsu-with-suminoe-beach/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Lacquerware
  • Material: Lacquered wood with [maki-e]
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1合
  • 分類: 漆工
  • 品質形状: 木製漆塗
  • 法量: 高74.2 幅74.2 奥行53.0

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