Buddhist Wind Chime
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
ca. 11th–12th century
DYNASTY
Goryeo Dynasty
DIMENSIONS
11 × 9 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (28.0 × 23.0 × 22.0 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.18.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Carroll Family Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Chime in the shape of a four-sided bell. Domed top with four facets, each topped with four pierced rectangular slits. Each facet ends in a concave edge.
Object was made for hanging in proximity to other chimes or to other hard objects so wind could cause them to sound when they hit one another.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Buddhist Wind Chime, ca. 11th–12th century. Bronze, 11 × 9 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (28.0 × 23.0 × 22.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2021.18.4 (Photo: , CUR.2021.18.4.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2021.18.4.jpg.
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