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103 - A small bronze cylindrical vessel with swing handle A bronze sutra container (kyōzutsu) with a cylindrical body, fitted with a hat-shaped lid surmounted by a jewel-form finial. A curved carrying handle is attached to either side of the body by means of loop fittings, and the base is raised on three feet. A kyōzutsu is a cylindrical vessel used to house sutra texts when these were buried in the ground as part of the construction of a kyōzuka, or sutra mound. H: 30cm D: 12.5cm Case China
A small bronze cylindrical vessel with swing handle A bronze sutra container (kyōzutsu) with a cylindrical body, fitted with a hat-shaped lid surmounted by a jewel-form finial. A curved carrying handle is attached to either side of the body by means of loop fittings, and the base is raised on three feet. A kyōzutsu is a cylindrical vessel used to house sutra texts when these were buried in the ground as part of the construction of a kyōzuka, or sutra mound. H: 30cm D: 12.5cm Case China