Gong
Gilt bronze
Gong
JAPAN; Kamakura period
This Japanese gong is a common ritual instrument used to summon monastics in the temple.
The lotus-shape instrument is 8.9 cm high and 16.8 cm wide. It has an unusual shape of a lotus flower and is made from gilt bronze. The tiers of lotuses have thick petals outlined with double lines, forming a three-dimensional impression. The boss consists of a seedpod, with a circumference formed by a series of arcs. The gong is suspended by the two holes in the upper corners.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 111.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Gong." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 111.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Gong" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:111.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Gong. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 111).
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