Sprinkler Bottle
960-1127 (made)
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While China excelled in ceramic manufacture, its many external contacts contributed to the adoption of new ceramic shapes and patterns. The advent of Buddhism in China led to the introduction of the kundika, a ritual water sprinkler with a long neck, and the lotus flower, symbol of purity and rebirth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with brown glaze splashed with bluish-grey |
| Brief description | Sprinkler bottle (Kundika), buff stoneware with brown glaze splashed with bluish-grey, China, Tang dynasty (618-906) |
| Physical description | Sprinkler bottle (Kundika), of bronze form with high-shouldered ovoid body, tall slender neck with domed cap and slender tapering tube above it. Spout with cup-shaped mouth and eyelet. Buff stoneware with thick grey glaze breaking into patches and streaks of purple and brown. This streaky glaze ends in an irregular line some distance above the base, and below it is mottled brown glaze. The base is unglazed. |
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| Gallery label | Sprinkler for Buddhist ritual (kundika)
Northern China, Henan province, Northern Song dynasty, 960- 1127, glazed stoneware with splashes
Museum no. C.874-1936(2009) |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Production | Label, 1981 |
| Summary | While China excelled in ceramic manufacture, its many external contacts contributed to the adoption of new ceramic shapes and patterns. The advent of Buddhism in China led to the introduction of the kundika, a ritual water sprinkler with a long neck, and the lotus flower, symbol of purity and rebirth. |
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| Accession number | C.874-1936 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2009 |
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