This square style basin has Buddhist effigies carved on all four sides and is a part of a tsukubai, or an arrangement which includes the basin and the surrounding stones. One (teshoku-ishi) to hold a lantern or candle for evening ceremonies, another (yuoke-ishi) on which to set a bowl of warm water during the cold season, and the front stone (mae-ishi) on which to stand to use the basin. Click on the image to see its location at the Arbor of the Plum Wind.

shihobutsu- gata chozubachi