Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)

Bronze
H 20.2, H of bell 8.3, D of rim 6.5
China, Yuan dynasty　14th century

Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)
  • H056421
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_0
  • H056421
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_1
  • H056422
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_2
  • H056423
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_3
  • H056424
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_4
  • H056425
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_5
  • H056426
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_6
  • H056427
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_7
  • H056428
  • 2022/01/14
Gokorei (Bell with five-pronged handle) with images of Bonten (Brahman), Taishakuten (Indra) and Shiten'nō (Four Deva Kings)_8
  • A021497
  • 1987/12/26

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This is one type of Buddhist bell which has images of Buddhist deities cast around the body. This bell depicts Bonten (Skt. Brahmā), Taishakuten (Indra), and the Guardians of the Four Directions (Jpn. Shitennō). There are many examples of these types of bells from the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1276) dynasties, but considering that formalizations appear in many aspects of this work, it is thought to be from the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368).  
Object label 

Accession Number 1023-0
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese)

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