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kesagata chōzubachi
袈裟形手水鉢

priest's mantle basin


A water basin illustrated in Tsukiyamateizōden (kōhen). It has an oval or elongated cubic form, decorated with a geometrical carving representing the pattern on a priest's mantle (kesa).

priest's mantle basin
Tsukiyamateizōden (kōhen)

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