Bowl. Porcelain, round, footed, stylized floral and bird design in green, gold, orange and brown on white ground, bright blue rim, rim chipped in one area, powdery, grey residue inside bowl; Used in Buddhist temple for burning incense
Donor:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies