Bowl
Gilt copper alloy
Bowl
JAPAN; Kamakura period
This Buddhist offering bowl is from the 13th to 14th century. It is one of a six-bowl set and is 3.2 cm high with a diameter of 8 cm. The bowl is decorated with eight lotus petals, within which there are chrysanthemum and floral reliefs. Beneath the rim, there is a row of beads followed by vertically engraved lines, which form a contrasting background to the floral effect.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 18.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bowl." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 18.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Bowl" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:18.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Bowl. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 18).
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