Kuqa: Reliquary Vessel
Earthenware
Kuqa: Reliquary Vessel
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
This earthenware reliquary was excavated from Kuqa, which once flourished as a Buddhist center. When the reliquary was found, it was broken into pieces and had to be reassembled.
The reliquary has a narrow base and curves outward to form a wide shoulder. The concave lid fits neatly on to the rim of the reliquary, and there is a circular knob in the center. The reliquary is undecorated and has a simple form with an emphasis on its function.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 167.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kuqa: Reliquary Vessel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 167.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Kuqa: Reliquary Vessel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:167.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Kuqa: Reliquary Vessel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 167).
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