Metal bowl

Museum number:
9-9542
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090009542
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
bowl, cast brass; six-lobed; raised dragon, elephant, unicorn, ox encircled by clouds against wave background; 3 conch shell legs; bottom with shell and wave design and inscription; inscription reads (in translation): teijitsu chu (faithful casting)
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Dragons
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Metal bowl, accession number 9-9542, described as bowl, cast brass; six-lobed; raised dragon, elephant, unicorn, ox encircled by clouds against wave background; 3 conch shell legs; bottom with shell and wave design and inscription; inscription reads (in translation): teijitsu chu (faithful casting)Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Metal bowl, accession number 9-9542, described as bowl, cast brass; six-lobed; raised dragon, elephant, unicorn, ox encircled by clouds against wave background; 3 conch shell legs; bottom with shell and wave design and inscription; inscription reads (in translation): teijitsu chu (faithful casting)Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Metal bowl, accession number 9-9542, described as bowl, cast brass; six-lobed; raised dragon, elephant, unicorn, ox encircled by clouds against wave background; 3 conch shell legs; bottom with shell and wave design and inscription; inscription reads (in translation): teijitsu chu (faithful casting)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal bowl, accession number 9-9542, described as bowl, cast brass; six-lobed; raised dragon, elephant, unicorn, ox encircled by clouds against wave background; 3 conch shell legs; bottom with shell and wave design and inscription; inscription reads (in translation): teijitsu chu (faithful casting)

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