Gong of Waniguchi type

金銅鰐口

At a glance — Craft · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Nara National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Crafts
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Dimensions: D 15.7
Held by: Nara National Museum
Location: Nara Park, Nara
Catalogue ID: cobas-15890

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Gong of Waniguchi type is a craft of Kamakura period, 13th century (1201–1300), held by the Nara National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-15890 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-15890
Holder's collection: ColBase — Nara National Museum
Photograph: Nara National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Gong of Waniguchi type（金銅鰐口）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-15890. Nara National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/gong-of-waniguchi-type/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Material: Gilt bronze
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Size: D 15.7
Genre: Decorative Arts
Category: Applied arts:Religious objects:Buddhism:Ritual instruments
員数: １口
分類: 工芸
品質形状: 金銅製
種別: 工芸:宗教・信仰用具:仏教:梵音具
法量: 面径15.7

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