Object class: Vessels (containers) / Collection place: China / Donor: Estate of G. Eleanore Murray - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-21862, described as Offering bowl, used for offering water; elegant shape with finely crafted standing base; intricate, geometric pattern that incorporates the auspicious svastika design.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-21864, described as Offering bowl, used for offering water; elegant shape with finely crafted standing base; intricate, geometric pattern that incorporates the auspicious svastika design.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-21863, described as Offering bowl, used for offering water; elegant shape with finely crafted standing base; intricate, geometric pattern that incorporates the auspicious svastika design.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-21865, described as Offering bowl, used for offering water; elegant shape with finely crafted standing base; intricate, geometric pattern that incorporates the auspicious svastika.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl and lid, accession number 9-21882a,b, described as Lacquered wood bowl (a) with lid (b), painted red with dragon, cloud and other designs in gold. This bowl and its cover were carved on a wood lathe using a soft wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl and lid, accession number 9-21881a,b, described as Lacquered wood bowl(a) and lid(b), painted red with dragon, cloud and other designs painted in gold. This bowl and its cover were carved on a wood lathe using a soft wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Ewer, accession number 9-21791a,b, described as Ewer (a) with lid (b), used in Tibetan monasteries to serve tea to the Lamas and monks. The brass chasing around the collar is embossed with the eight auspicious symbols: vase, flower, conch, knot, royal standard, wheel, umbrella, and fish.

Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-22123a,b, described as Jar(a), decorated with a scene of two women in green, red, and yellow robes, facing a man in a blue and green robe, climbing over a low wall; red, white, and green vertical designs around the base. Red and white rosettes are painted over a pink and green geometric background at the base of the neck. The lid(b) features a red and green robed monk with a black dot at the center of his forehead, sitting on grass.

Hearst Museum object titled Monkâs bowl, accession number 9-21898, described as Standard monk's bowl, as would be kept in the folds of a monk's robe and taken out at tea time. It is made of the root of a tree. It was turned on a lathe. Similar item: T-118

Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21833, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16