Gong
Unknown, Japanese, Japanese
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Bronze, wood, and cord
Overall: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H
40.15.13244
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Exhibition History
Critical Faculties: Teaching with the Hood's Collections, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 15-March 13, 2005.
Provenance
Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.
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