Temple bell
MediumMetal, wood, leather
ClassificationsSound Devices
Credit LineGift of Robert E. Lewis
Object number1919.1.14
DescriptionTemple bell of bronze with rest and hammer used in Buddhist services when prayers are intoned or at interludes. Relief designs, Greek key design lowest border then band of four sections of flowers and birds, then top band of graduated circles ending in top border of scallops. Hammer: red painted handle with round elongatd leather tip. Wood chipped as well as paint missing.On View
Not on viewCollections
JAPANESE
Japan
17th century
1790-1810
Mid 20th century. Collected 1968-1972.
1840-65, maybe
