Pitchers like this one are used at fusatsu (Skt. poṣadha), Buddhist repentance meetings at which monks and nuns atone for their wrongdoings and renew their vows to keep the precepts. Water is poured from this pitcher to purify the hands of participants. Its design features a round and rotund lower portion. There are many examples of ablutions pitchers from the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and on. An inscription carved on its base suggests that this one comes from Shōryaku-ji Temple in Nara.
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- D039408
- D039408
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- A028389
- 2004/12/10
- A023554
- A023555
- A023557
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| Accession Number | 790-0 |
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| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Bibliography | Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese) |