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Gong

JAPAN; Kamakura period (1185–1333); Gilt bronze; H: 8.9 cm; Museum of Asian Art, Berlin, Germany
This Japanese gong is a common ritual instrument used to summon monastics in the temple.
　 The lotus-shape instrument is 8.9 cm high and 16.8 cm wide. It has an unusual shape of a lotus flower and is made from gilt bronze. The tiers of lotuses have thick petals outlined with double lines, forming a three-dimensional impression. The boss consists of a seedpod, with a circumference formed by a series of arcs. The gong is suspended by the two holes in the upper corners.

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