File:Japan, Kamakura period - Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei) - 2016.38 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Five-pronged Vajra Bell (Gokorei)
Object type Metalwork
Description
The five prongs of this bell symbolize the Buddhist “Five Perfections”—generosity, morality, patience, perseverance, and concentration. The mouth of the bell symbolizes the “Sixth Perfection” of wisdom. The bell was used in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist rituals along with vajra pestles, or kongōsho.
Date between circa 1300 and circa 1333
date QS:P571,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1333-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Gilt bronze
Dimensions Height: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.); Diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Japanese Art
Accession number
2016.38
Place of creation Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
Credit line Lillian M. Kern Memorial Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.38

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