bowl (containers); lid (containers)

Offering container for food, hsun-ok, consisting of bowl and lid on a pedestal. The outer surface has been embellished with moulded thayo decoration, painted gold and inset with glass pieces. The bowl has a red lacquer interior. The lid for the bowl is also painted gold and decorated with glass beads. The lid has a tip which has broken away.

to carry food to a monastery, in the hands or on the heads in the case of women

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