id:			160211
accession number:	1998.123
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.123
updated:		2021-03-27 12:16:36.417000

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 <em>vajra</em> in Sanskrit, this implement is used in Buddhist rituals meant to destroy ignorance.

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wall description: 
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 <em>vajra</em>, 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

	<em>Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392</em>. 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].” <em>Misulsahak yeongu</em> (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].” <em>Kangjwa misulsa</em> (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]." <em>Misulsahak yeongu</em> (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]. <em>Silla munhwa </em>(2017): 213-237.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07136397

	<em>Goryeo: The Glory of Korea </em>[대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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