Description
This kind of bowl was used by monks for offering food and drinks to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. It was made using the so-called “dry lacquer” technique, in which layers of cloth were repeatedly pressed against a mold and affixed with lacquer to shape this bowl, a bit like papier-mâché. This technique was also frequently used to make Buddhist sculptures during the 8th century.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026