Water vessel (suibyo)
Place of OriginJapan
Date710-794
PeriodNara period (710-794)
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH. 9 1/2 in x Diam. 3 3/4 in, H. 24.13 cm x Diam. 9.53 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60B641
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
On View
On viewLocationGallery 26
More InformationVessels of this type were used in daily life and as ritual objects by Nara-period Buddhist priests. Such vessels are sometimes held by figures of bodhisattvas and deities in sculptures and paintings.
approx. 600-480 BCE
probably 400-300 BCE
probably 25-419
approx. 600-480 BCE
approx. 1300-1050 BCE
approx. 770-700 BCE
approx. 600-480 BCE
prob. 700-550 BCE
1200-1300
1800-1900
20 BCE