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Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō)

Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō)

1200s
Overall: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

Ewers of this particular shape developed in Japan for use in Esoteric Buddhist communities, and are called fusatsu-shaped water pitchers. Unlike the ewers commonly used in rituals celebrated before the Buddha, this type is used for the purifying of monks’ hands with water at the start of a Dharma assembly focused on the recitation of the monastic code of conduct, and repentance for transgressions.
  • Hara Collection; (K. Tamabayashi)
  • Korea: Bridge of Culture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Department of Art History and Education (June 10-August 10, 1980).
    Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
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