Buddhist Water Sprinkler (Kundika)

Arts of Asia

Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th century

China

This type of vase with pouring spout and tubelike mouth at the shoulder has served several roles in Buddhist ritual: to purify a sacred space, to invoke a deity, or to anoint a worshipper. Created in bronze as well as several types of stoneware, these vessels originated in India and spread throughout East and Southeast Asia. In Chinese Buddhist art, the kundika appears primarily as an attribute of the bodhisattva Guanyin (Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara). This ceramic example may have been made primarily for burial.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Buddhist Water Sprinkler (Kundika)
Place: China (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 600 CE–699 CE
Medium: Slip-coated stoneware with creme glaze
Dimensions: 29.3 × 13.6 cm (11 9/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Diam.: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Russell Tyson
Reference Number: 1950.1634
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