Ritual water vessel
Ritual Water Vessel
1800-1900 (made)
1800-1900 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A ritual water vessel or Chiluk Bumpa used for purification purposes in Tibet. Water was poured into the small lidded spout at the side and poured out of the long tapering spout at the top. The overall shape was drawn from much earlier Indian ritual vessels called kundika which also reached South East Asia and China.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Ritual water vessel |
| Materials and techniques | Copper, brass, repousse |
| Brief description | Ritual water vessel |
| Physical description | A spherical body ornamented on its upper and under sides with stylised bands of repoussé lotus petals. The body rests on a spreading hollow foot also decorated with lotus petals. A small lidded spout at right angles to the main body (for filling) and a long tapering spout (for pouring) with two other lotus decorated spheres stands above the body. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lord Curzon |
| Object history | Provenanced to Tashilunpho monastery in S.Tibet |
| Production | Tashilunpho monastery on registered papers |
| Summary | A ritual water vessel or Chiluk Bumpa used for purification purposes in Tibet. Water was poured into the small lidded spout at the side and poured out of the long tapering spout at the top. The overall shape was drawn from much earlier Indian ritual vessels called kundika which also reached South East Asia and China. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.244-1927 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2000 |
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