2009年2月9日月曜日

Masu, a square container


A square container used for measurement.

The unit is "sho" and one sho is about 1.8liters.

Recently used for the bean -scattering celemony.

It is a ritual to drive out bad luck and call in good luck by scattering parched beans on the last day of winter according to the lunar calendar.

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