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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.
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145428
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Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō)
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145428
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Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō)
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.
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1200s
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en
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Q79923435
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Metalwork
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Overall: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)
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Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)
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1970.78
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Ewer (Fusatsugata Suibyō), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Bronze; overall: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1970.78
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Japanese Art
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James Parmelee Fund
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2026-05-29 07:28:14.208000
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145428
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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bronze
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