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Jūbako
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thumb|Mid-19th century jūbako by Shibata Zeshin, housed at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York]]

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里芋菊蒔絵重箱-Stacked Food Box (Jūbako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums MET DP369034.jpg
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thumb|Mid-19th century jūbako by Shibata Zeshin, housed at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York]]

are tiered boxes used to hold and present food in Japan. The boxes are often used to hold osechi, foods traditional to the Japanese New Year, or to hold takeaway lunches, or bento.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jūbako” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.