A group of four bronze vessels, Korea, Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392) consisting of a water ewer for rituals (kundika), a vase, a bowl, and a bell, the kundika 60.0cm high, the vase 27.5cm high (4). Footnotes: The kundika acquired through David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, on 21 September 1984. Known as kundika in Sanskrit, this distinctively shaped vessel served to purify a sacred space and to invoke a deity. In Korean Buddhist art, it appears primarily as an attribute of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Gwaneum in Korean). By the 12th century, however, it came to serve as aristocrats' fancy water container for everyday use. For a near identical example, see the Cleveland Museum of Art, acc.no.1991.58 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing