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Bronze Kyizi Pagoda Gong With Surging Tone browse these categories for related items... Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1950: item # 769148 Please refer to our stock # 12-02 when inquiring.
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| The mellow surging tone produced by this bronze pagoda gong rang out across the grounds of a Buddhist monastery in Burma to announce devotions or a donation to the temple. Called a "kyizi" (pronounced chi-z), the large heavy gong was suspended from a rope and struck on one upturned end with a small wood mallet so it swung in a circular motion, emitting a rich vibrating tone. (See a kyizi gong in "Burmese Crafts Past and Present" by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Oxford University Press, 1994, p. 142). Unique to Burma, kyizi are cast in a wood frame open sand mold. This one is special because one side contains a long incised inscription naming its donor, Ye; giving the Burmese date, 1322, and the name of the village, Kondo LaWa. The Burmese date of 1322 translates to 1943, although the gong appears to be much older because it hung outside. A small inscription at the top just means "real bronze." Dimensions: height 11" (28 cm), width 14-1/2" (37 cm), depth 1" (2-1/2 cm). | |||||||||
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