Konzoji Temple: Gong
Bronze
銅孔雀紋磬
日本
日本十三世紀之作。磬原為中國古代禮器之一，後為佛教法器，造型有雲形、曲形、蝶形或蓮花形等，其性質則有大磬、圓磬、匾磬及小手磬等多種。
磬為銅製，由二枚鑄模銅片組合而成。肩部設環耳，懸掛於架上，擊之而鳴。當鑄模尚未成型之際，以紋樣模型壓製撞座，運用篦壓成紋，表現孔雀每根翎羽。環耳至肩部附近可見熔鑄時的注入孔。
磬中央設一豐厚蓮瓣紋撞座，與大型具有量感的器胎，皆為日本鎌倉時代（1185～1333）之特徵。背面以寬深的鏨刀刻劃「金藏寺」字樣。
自鎌倉時代以後，常採用孔雀作為磬的紋飾，係因佛教視其為瑞鳥，以及清澈高昂的鳴聲與磬聲相若之故。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 165.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Konzoji Temple: Gong." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 165.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Konzoji Temple: Gong" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:165.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Konzoji Temple: Gong. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 165).
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