Bell, Buddhist

Description

Buddhist pilgrim's bell, a brass gong suspended from a flat piece of wood covered with brass and red felt, the frame decorated with temple crest and lotus, and having a cylindrical sutra holder decorated with the sun and moon, with a wooden beater: Japan, Kii province, gong by Nakata Motokiyo, ca. 1900

Museum reference

A.1914.202

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Bell, Buddhist, Beater

Production information

Nakata Motokiyo, 1902 (fl.)
Kokawa-cho, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken, Japan, East Asia

Date

1898 - 1902

Style / Culture

Buddhist

Materials

Brass, Wood, Brass, Textile, Wood

Physical description

Brass

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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