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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date20th century
MediumWood with paint and lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (15.9 × 15.9 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.31
On view
DescriptionWooden drum called a Mokugyo, with flowers and a handle made up of two creatures (likely fish). Chanting bell used in Zen Buddhist temples and monastaries in Japan during meditation.
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Additional Details
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Date: 19th century
Medium: Iron, wood, copper alloy
Object number: 2023.10.52
Unknown artist, Spanish
Date: 18th-19th century
Medium: Carved polychromed wood and canvas
Object number: 1986.44
Unknown artist, Polynesian
Date: after 1770
Medium: Ironwood, also known as toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak)
Object number: 2023.10.28
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: early 7th-10th century C.E.
Medium: Limestone
Object number: 1991.234