Akaoke - Red bucket

Japanese: 閼伽桶 - あかおけ
Akaoke - Red bucket
〘Noun〙 A bucket used to carry and scoop up alka water to be offered to Buddha. It is usually made of copper, is cylindrical, about 10 centimeters in diameter and height, and has a string . ※Azuma Kagami - December 25, 1180 (Jisho 4) "A small statue of Shokannon, presented by a disciple of Senkobo, one of two alka buckets, one of which was donated ."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 仏に供える閼伽水をくみ入れて持ち運ぶための手桶。普通銅製で、径、高さとも一〇センチメートルぐらいの円筒形で弦(つる)をつける。※吾妻鏡‐治承四年(1180)一二月二五日「小像正観音、専光房弟子僧、奉閼伽桶之中、捧持之

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