Hemp chest - Oke

Japanese: 麻笥 - おけ
Hemp chest - Oke

…Historically, the bent barrel is older, and many have already been excavated from the site of Heijo-kyo during the Nara period. The word oke is said to have come from oke, a container for spun hemp (asao) (Motoori Norinaga, "Doumonroku"). Until the Middle Ages, the bent barrel was the most widely used container for daily items, from liquids such as water and oil, to grains and vegetables, food such as rice and buns, to clothing. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Masu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…歴史的には曲物桶の方が古く,すでに奈良時代の平城京趾から数多く出土している。〈おけ〉は麻笥(おけ),すなわち麻苧(あさお)を績(う)んで入れる容器から出た言葉といわれる(本居宣長《答問録》)。中世まではこの曲物桶が水,油などの液体,穀類や野菜,飯や饅頭などの食物から衣類まで生活用のもの入れとしてもっとも広く使われていた。…

※「麻笥」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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