Description
This alms bowl engraved with an image of the sun, the moon, and the Big Dipper is believed to be used in shamanic rituals.
Provenance
(Gatodo Gallery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1986); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1986–)
Accession Number
1986.94
Medium
bronze with incised decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diameter of mouth: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
