ginkakujigata chōzubachi 銀閣寺形手水鉢

Keywords
Architecture
Gardens

Lit. "Ginkakuji type water basin." One kind of water basin *chōzubachi 手水鉢, based on the water basin originally at the edge of the veranda of the *Tōgudō 東求堂 at Jishōji 慈照寺 (also known as Ginkakuji 銀閣寺) in Kyoto. This type of chōzubachi is rectangular with a lattice pattern, like a priest's surplice, on all four sides. The shallow waterpool is usually round. Ginkakuji type chōzubachi are typically small, placed on a stone pedestal, and covered with a wooden roof.

Jishouji Tougudou 慈照寺東求堂 (Kyoto )
Jishōji Tōgudō 慈照寺東求堂 (Kyoto )