- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pair of chopsticks, red lacquer with gilt 'mon' decoration. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2006]
- Cultural groups
- Japanese
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1983
- Date collected
- circa 1983
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 02/1996
- Materials and processes
- Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Pigment, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Painted, Process Machine-made
- Dimensions
- Width: max 9 mm one stick, Length: max 211 mm one stick
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1996.17.6.1 Accession number: 1996.17.6.2
Search terms: Food and Drink, Chopstick, Food Accessory
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