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accession number: 1998.123
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Buddhist Ritual Bell, 1300s. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze; with incised designs; overall: 17.8 x 6.6 cm (7 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mitsuru Tajima 1998.123
title: Buddhist Ritual Bell
title in original language: 청동 금강령 (靑銅金剛鈴)
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creation date: 1300s
creation date earliest: 1300
creation date latest: 1399
current location: 236 Korean
creditline: Gift of Mitsuru Tajima
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culture: Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
technique: bronze; with incised designs
department: Korean Art
collection: Korean Art
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 17.8 x 6.6 cm (7 x 2 5/8 in.)
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fun fact:
Called a vajra in Sanskrit, this implement is used in Buddhist rituals meant to destroy ignorance.
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This Buddhist ritual bell is called the "five-pronged" bell due to the four prongs bending toward a central prong at the end of the handle. This shape is a vajra, or lightning bolt, a powerful and important symbol in esoteric Buddhism, which originated in India, spread across Asia, and was practiced in Korea.
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CITATIONS
Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.
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Choi, Eung-chon. “Craftsmen in Metal Arts in the Goryeo Dynasty [고려시대 金屬工藝의 匠人].” Misulsahak yeongu (2004): 171-192.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00996932
Choi, Eung-chon. “Metal Arts in the Late Goryeo Period [고려후기의 금속공예].” Kangjwa misulsa (2004): 125-156.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09054886
Kim, Eun-ae. "A Study of Repoussé Works of the Goryeo Period [고려시대 타출 공예 연구]." Misulsahak yeongu (2007): 31-72.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00997073
Choi, Eung-chon. “The Current Condition and Characteristic of Korean Esoteric Buddhist Ritual Objects of the Goryeo Dynasty in Japanese Collections.” [日本所在 韓國 密敎法具의 현황과 특성]. Silla munhwa (2017): 213-237.
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url: http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07136397
Goryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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