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Alms Bowl with Celestial Design

일월칠성무늬 공양주발 [日月七星文空供養椀]

early 1900s

Korea

Medium
bronze with incised decoration
Measurements
Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diameter of mouth: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1986.94
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The images of the seven bright stars that form the Big Dipper, the sun, and the moon are incised on the surface of this bronze bowl.

Description

This alms bowl engraved with an image of the sun, the moon, and the Big Dipper is believed to be used in shamanic rituals.
A muted gold bronze bowl with a wide rim and rounded base features a patinated surface incised with fine, dark lines. At the center, a circular moon sits among swirling clouds above a building nestled between willow trees and rocky hills. To our left, a bird flies; to our right, a constellation of seven circles appears. Small dark spots mark the exterior, depicting a landscape beneath a celestial sky.

Alms Bowl with Celestial Design

early 1900s

Korea

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