Images from The Beede Gallery Kin (Bowl Gong), Japan, ca. 1870 NMM 5561. Kin, Japan, ca. 1870. Hammered, bronze bowl-gong. Red-lacquered wooden stand with bronze plaque fittings and blue cushion. Gongs such as this, with openings oriented upward, are played in tandem with the temple block, or mokugyo. Rim is struck with a wooden beater (here, wrapped in leather) to punctuate Zen Buddhist temple music. In geza, the off-stage music of the kabuki theater tradition in Japan, the kin evokes temple scenes. Purchase funds gift of Margaret Ann and Hubert Everist, Sioux City, 1993.   Click arrow to continue Beede Gallery Tour Go to Beede Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Gallery Tour Index Go to Annotated Checklist of Instruments from East Asia National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2001- 2007 Most recent update:   December 6, 2007 This page was visited 11,578 times between August 2, 2001-December 5, 2007 You are the 467th visitor to this page since December 5, 2007. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page

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