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Gong
Date: 1930-1950 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on rim between suspension hole: CHINA
MarkingsFour (4) lines of Chinese characters stamped in ink on backside.
One (1) large Chinese character stamped in ink on backside.
One (1) large Chinese character stamped in ink on backside.
DescriptionHammered, bronze gong with large, flat striking area and narrow shoulders. Vegetal twine, used to suspend gong, attached through holes in top edge of rim. Typically, gongs of this size punctuate ensemble playing. This example, produced in a style similar to that of traditional gongs, but with much thinner walls, was probably manufactured for the arts and antiquities market or for Western performance.
DimensionsDiameter: 465 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02437