Chime (Kei) with Peacock Design (Translation)
金銅孔雀文磬 鐮倉時代 (Primary Title)
Ritual Gong (Object Name)
Unknown (Artist)
Cast on both sides with the same designs of phoenixes and lotus, this small chime, kei in Japanese, is a ritual instrument that would have been suspended on a rack and placed in front of a temple altar. The kei was struck with a wood mallet. The lotus at the center of this kei served as a striking point for the mallet.
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
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Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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