Flower basket - Keko

Japanese: 華籠 - けこ
Flower basket - Keko
A type of Buddhist implement. A container for scattering incense and flowers in front of the Buddha during Buddhist ceremonies. Most are bamboo baskets, but some are made of gilt bronze and decorated. A representative example is the bamboo basket preserved in the Shosoin Repository, the Kamakura period "Gold and Silver Openwork Carved Flower Basket" (National Treasure) owned by Shinshoji Temple in Shiga.

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Japanese:
仏具の一つ。仏教の法会で仏前に散華 (さんげ) の香花を盛る容器。竹籠が多いが,金銅製で装飾を加えたものもある。正倉院伝存の竹籠,鎌倉時代作の滋賀神照寺蔵『金銀鍍透彫華籠』 (国宝) が代表例。

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