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Measuring Boxes for One Shō

一升桝
Measuring Boxes for One Shō (一升桝)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Art Object · Muromachi period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Art Objects
Date
1474
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-117771

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Each of these boxes has a different volume, varying from 1.472 liters to 1.87 liters. However, they were all used to measure one shō, which is about 1.8 liters. Measurements had not yet been standardized during Japan’s medieval period.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Measuring Boxes for One Shō（一升桝）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117771. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/measuring-boxes-for-one-sh-tokyo-national-museum/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Material: Wood
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
  • 員数: 1口
  • 品質形状: 木製
  • 分類: 法隆寺宝物
  • 法量: 内法 縦14.6 横14.6 高7.6

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