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This ferocious sculpture was made primarily as a display piece and possibly to appeal to the European export market. The two oni (demons) are carrying a large dora (gong) in a procession. The gong, a genuine example, is the type used in theater, tea ceremonies, and Buddhist rituals.
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Title: Gong Held by Oni
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Shinmonzen-dori, Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, Japan
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Metal, wood, lacquer, polychrome
Dimensions: Gong Diam. 77 cm (30-5/16 in.); Left figure H. 163.5 cm (64-3/8 in.), W. 93 cm (36-5/8 in.); Right figure H. 170 cm (67in.), W. 76 cm (30 in.); Pole L. 192 + knob 9 cm = 201 cm ( 79-1/) in.)
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-gong
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.2016a–e
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