Buddhist Vessel for Holy Water
Original Language TitleKundika
CultureKorean
Date12th-13th century
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 14 5/8 × 5 1/2 inches (37.16 × 13.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-130/1 A,B
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DescriptionBronze vessel assembled of cast elements.ProvenanceWith Tolkeuchi, Honcho, Seoul, Korea, by September 7, 1929;
Purchased from Tolkeuchi by Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, Japan, September 7, 1929-1931 [1];
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1931.
NOTES:
[1] "Kansas City - Itemized Purchases in China and Japan, 1932," no. B-6, Harvard Pusey Library, Langdon Warner Personal Archive, box 15, folder 28, copy in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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