Buddhist temple gong
1832 (late Edo)
Bronze with brocade covered straw ring and leather and bamboo striker
Buddhist temple gong with brocade covered straw ring; leather and bamboo striker, inscription incised around exterior rim
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Bought at the American Art Galleries, New York in 1905 Thomas Waggaman sale
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Gong H: 10 3/8 × Diam: 15 5/8 in. (26.3 × 39.62 cm); Wooden Base H: 3 15/16 × W: 10 5/16 × D: 11 1/4 in. (10 × 26.2 × 28.6 cm).
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1397