甕たしらか

noun

fired earthenware vessel used by the emperor to clean his hands

Archaic term for a specific ritual vessel used in imperial hand-washing ceremonies. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「たしらか」という器うつわが天皇てんのうの手てを清きよめるために使つかわれたと記しるされている。

  Old documents record that a vessel called 'tashiraka' was used by the emperor to cleanse his hands.