Editorial???, Three-Footed Stand (Kongoban) for Buddhist Ritual Implements, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and i...
EditorialMortar and Pestles. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 31.4 x 54.8 cm (12 3/8 x 21 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor with white heightening over graphite on paper.
EditorialAn asanka, bottom left, a traditional Ghanaian earthenware mortar lined with thin grooves, surrounded by other mortarsand pestles in New York, Oct. 18, 2021. Props styled by Maeve Sheridan. (Kelly Marshall/The New York Times)
EditorialMortar and Pestles. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 31.4 x 54.8 cm (12 3/8 x 21 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor with white heightening over graphite on paper.
EditorialMortar and Pestles. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 31.4 x 54.8 cm (12 3/8 x 21 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor with white heightening over graphite on paper.
Editorial???, Three-Pronged Vajra Ritual Implement (Sankosho), Heian period (794?1185), 12th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, L. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and incantations, a set of vajra pestles (kongosho) and a bell (kong...
Editorial???, Three-Footed Stand (Kongoban) for Buddhist Ritual Implements, Kamakura period (1185?1333), 13th century, Japan, Gilt bronze, H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Metalwork, For Esoteric Buddhist ritual prayer and i...