Shiraki Bento Box

Description

I am a Shiraki Bento Box. Tick tock, tick tock… aaand lunch break!

Curator’s Notes

For these bento boxes, the lacquerware masters, Wajima Kirimoto, chooses to utilize Japanese Cypress Thujopsis wood for it’s smooth, even grain, anti-microbial properties and water resistance – highly suitable for lunch boxes. These boxes have a removable divider also made of wood and are known for their lacquer that incorporates diatomaceous earth into it’s base layer and top coat making them extremely durable and water resistant.

Shiraki Bento Box was curated by Angélique Chmielewski

Designer/Maker

Maker: Wajima Kirimoto

Designer: Masanori Oji

Specifications

Dimensions:

Low: 2” (w) x 8.25” (l) x 3.5” (h) or 51mm (w) x 210mm (l) x 89mm (h)

High: 2.4” (w) x 8.25” (l) x 3.5” (h) or 61mm (w) x 210mm (l) x 89mm (h)

Weight:

Low: 10 oz or 283 g

High: 8 oz or 227 g

Materials:

Japanese cypress tsujopsis, diatomaceous earth coating

Details

• Made in Japan
• Coated with a diatomaceous earth coating with glass-like properties
• Matte finish
• Scratch resistant
• Features all wood joinery
• Includes a removable wood divder
• Produced by Wajima Kirimoto, the most renown urushi lacquerware makers in Japan, originating from the Edo period