houbyou 宝瓶
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Also suibyou 瓶. A flower vase, found as an attribute *jimotsu 持物 held in the hand by bodhisattva *bosatsu 菩薩 figures. Sometimes contains a lotus sprig. A good example is the 8c Juuichimen Kannonzou 十一面観音像 in Shourinji 聖林寺, Nara.
 
 

 
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*kebyou 花瓶
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