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Chôzu’bachi 手水缽(水盆) - 花崗岩 - 日本 - 大正時期(1912-1926)
編號 80530951
編號 80530951
Nice, green patinated bronze okimono 置物 shaped like a 5-storied pagoda 塔 (tô). Each corner with a bell-shaped ornament.
Dimensions:
Height 81 cm, Width 20 cm, Depth 23 cm.
Weight 10.4 kg.
Period: Japan - Mid-Shôwa period (Mid-20th century).
It is in a very good condition. One bell-shaped ornament, lowest tier, not present. The point can be removed. Please look at the photos for a condition reference.
Pagodas in Japan are called tō (塔, lit. pagoda), sometimes buttō (仏塔, lit. Buddhist pagoda) or tōba (塔婆, lit. pagoda) and historically derive from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa. Like the stupa, pagodas were originally used as reliquaries but in many cases they ended up losing this function. Pagodas are quintessentially Buddhist and an important component of Japanese Buddhist temple compounds, and they are not rare at shrines either.