Kofukuji Temple: Bell
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Kofukuji Temple: Bell
JAPAN, Nara; Nara period
Regarded as the second oldest from the Nara period (710–794), this bell was listed as a National Treasure in 1952 and is currently kept at the National Treasure Museum in Kofukuji Temple.
The bell is 149 cm high with a diameter of 90.3 cm at the mouth, and it is 8.8 cm thick. Its crown is in the form of twin dragons decorated with a flame pattern. There are four panels of studs around the upper part of the bell. The rest of the waist is divided into eight plain panels by embossed lines. The raised boss is located where the vertical and horizontal lines meet. There are three plain rings around the sound rim.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 162.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kofukuji Temple: Bell." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 162.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Kofukuji Temple: Bell" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:162.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Kofukuji Temple: Bell. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 162).
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