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Source Description
Providing monks with their daily meals in exchange for prayers and religious teachings is considered an act of devotion. This spired offering vessel, known as "hsun-ok," was used to transport food to a temple or monastery. It has three parts: a bowl attached to a flaring pedestal, a pagoda-shaped cover, and an internal plainly lacquered tray on which food such as soup, curries, pickles, or rice might be placed.
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Document identity
localId
8918
label
Offering Container
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
8918
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Offering Container
description
Providing monks with their daily meals in exchange for prayers and religious teachings is considered an act of devotion. This spired offering vessel, known as "hsun-ok," was used to transport food to a temple or monastery. It has three parts: a bowl attached to a flaring pedestal, a pagoda-shaped cover, and an internal plainly lacquered tray on which food such as soup, curries, pickles, or rice might be placed.
provenance
Yoshie Shinomoto; given to Walters Art Museum, 1993.
date
19th-20th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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containers
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
54.8
height
39
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 9/16 × 15 3/8 in. (54.8 × 39 cm); Lid H: 13 3/8 × 15 3/8 in. (33.9 × 39 cm); Tray H: 2 5/16 × 13 5/16 in. (5.8 × 33.8 cm); Base H: 9 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (24.1 × 34 cm)
Source extras
med
gold and lacquer on bamboo
creator_ids
16194
collection_ids
SEA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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