Medium: Bronze
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:ca. 11th century
Dimensions: diameter: 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm) depth: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 2021.18.3
Image: CUR.2021.18.3.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Large circular gong (Banja) used in Buddhist temples. The gong is pan-shaped, with side walls around the circumference, with three small loops at top and sides for hanging. The front of the gong is decorated in cast relief with a lotus medallion with six-seeded pericarp at center and five petals, surrounded by a ring of stylized clouds or dragons. Bronze gongs of this sort, also known as geumgo, were used to summon Buddhists to assembly.