Gong

Museum number:
9-13389
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3272
Description:
gong; cylindrical bronze bell-shaped gong;near top are 64 projecting knobs grouped in 4 boxes, 16 to a box; elaborated hanging device at top; ht. ca. 55 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan attr.
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gongs
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
December 1, 1976
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 9-13389, described as gong; cylindrical bronze bell-shaped gong;near top are 64 projecting knobs grouped in 4 boxes, 16 to a box; elaborated hanging device at top; ht. ca. 55 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 9-13389, described as gong; cylindrical bronze bell-shaped gong;near top are 64 projecting knobs grouped in 4 boxes, 16 to a box; elaborated hanging device at top; ht. ca. 55 cm.

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