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Source Description
The mythological figure Orihime, the daughter of the Sky King, is known in Japan as the Weaving Maiden. According to legend, the king selected a herdsman, Kengyu, to marry Orihime. On her wedding day, the bride indulged in such frivolity that her father regretted his choice. He exiled Kengyu to the other side of the Milky Way, and Orihime was forced to spend her life weaving at her loom. The lovers were permitted to meet only once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month when the Milky Way is spanned by a bridge of magpies. Their union is celebrated on July 7 at the festival of Tanabata.
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Document identity
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4686
label
Writing Box with weaving maiden at her loom on clouds
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Source metadata
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4686
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title
Writing Box with weaving maiden at her loom on clouds
description
The mythological figure Orihime, the daughter of the Sky King, is known in Japan as the Weaving Maiden. According to legend, the king selected a herdsman, Kengyu, to marry Orihime. On her wedding day, the bride indulged in such frivolity that her father regretted his choice. He exiled Kengyu to the other side of the Milky Way, and Orihime was forced to spend her life weaving at her loom. The lovers were permitted to meet only once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month when the Milky Way is spanned by a bridge of magpies. Their union is celebrated on July 7 at the festival of Tanabata.
provenance
Kanesabro Wakai, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
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CC0
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en
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suzuri-bako
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5
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import
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cm
width
2.2
height
19.7
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21.6
dimensionsRaw
Lid H: 7/8 x W: 7 3/4 x D: 8 1/2 in. (2.22 x 19.69 x 21.59 cm); Bottom H: 1 3/8 x W: 7 3/8 x D: 8 1/4 in. (3.49 x 18.73 x 20.96 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
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wood, lacquer, and gold
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6194
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none
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2065
2759
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