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Metal Artworks

Buddhist Gong with the Inscription of "the 2nd Year of Taewha" and "Pogyesa"
Buddhist Gong with the Inscription of "the 2nd Year of Taewha" and "Pogyesa"
Artifact Name
(영어) Buddhist Gong with the Inscription of "the 2nd Year of Taewha" and "Pogyesa"
(한글) 동제 '태화2년'명 포계사 쇠북
(한자) 銅製泰和二年銘蒲溪寺金鼓
Culture/PeriodGoryeo 1202
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsD. 34cm
Assigned No.
Description
This Buddhist gong is a Buddhist percussion instrument used in a temple to assemble people. The inscription on the rim indicates that it was used at Pogyesa temple in the 5th year of Sinjong (1202) of the Goryeo Dynasty.