Ear cups are associated with "sakuzuki," which means they are used for holding offerings. Originally made of lacquerware, but this one is made of clay and painted with red and black pictographs, representing the feeling of lacquerware. The ear cup and stand are one piece, which is odd. It is believed to have been excavated from a Han dynasty tomb in the Huanghe region. It was made with the hope of feasting the deceased in the underworld, and was used as a secondary burial item. Moreover, the popularity of southern Chinese lacquerware in the Huanghe region is intriguing about this piece.
耳杯は「さかずき」のことで、案はお盆をさす。本来は漆器で作られるが、これは墓の副葬品として土で作られており、赤と黒の絵具で彩色することで漆器の質感を表している。杯と案は一具であり、そろっているのは珍しい。おそらく華北の前漢墓から出土したと考えられる。冥界での死者の宴を願い、副葬したのである。さらには華北では華南産の漆器が人気があったことが窺えて興味深い作品である。
View the original at Japan Search →Japan implementing the 1970 UNESCO Convention. When a foreign state reports that cultural property has been stolen from an institution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notifies the education ministry, which designates the object as specified foreign cultural property, after consulting the trade ministry. Importing a designated object then requires approval under the foreign exchange and trade law.
The cool part. Article 6 quietly rewrites private law. Under the Civil Code a good-faith purchaser is normally secure against a recovery claim after two years. For designated stolen foreign cultural property, the victim may demand recovery from two years after the theft until ten years have passed. Buying in good faith does not settle the question for a decade, which is roughly how long it takes a stolen object to surface on a legitimate market.
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