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Fujigata chōzubachi
富士形手水鉢

Mt. Fuji basin


A water basin shaped like Mt. Fuji, illustrated in both Tsukiyamateizōden (zenpen) and Tsukiyamateizōden (kōhen). The top of a natural stone is flattened and hollowed out as a water hole. The one in front of Sekkatei teahouse at Rokuonji temple (Kinkakuji) in Kyoto is well known.

Mt. Fuji basin
Tsukiyamateizōden (zenpen)

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