Buddhist Ceremonial Alms Bowl, 金銅鉢, Nara period (710–794), Japan, Gilt bronze, H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Diam. of rim 9 in. (22.9 cm), Metalwork, Along with three garments, a stool, and a water strainer, the alms bowl was traditionally one of only six items that a Buddhist monk could own. While monks’ bowls were most often made of iron or wood, this bowl—cast in bronze, finished on a lathe, gilded, and supplied with a low stand—was probably placed on a Buddhist altar, where it would have been filled with offerings for a Buddhist deity
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Buddhist, Ceremonial Alms Bowl, 金銅鉢, Nara period, 710–794, Japan, Gilt bronze, H, 5, 12.7 cm, Diam, 9 1/4, 23.5, rim 9, 22.9, Metalwork, three garments, stool, water strainer, alms bowl, traditionally, six items, Buddhist monk, own, monks, bowls, iron, wood, bowl—cast, bronze, finished, lathe, gilded, supplied, low stand—, placed altar, filled, offerings deity
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