| Native Name | Umpan |
| Object Number | A653 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan | Kyoto | Unseiji |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Date Made | 1639 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Gong used in Buddhist temples. Large, flat, metal gong plate. Some metal relief designs on surface. Characters written on one side of the gong read: 播刕明石郡 月江山雲晴寺 開山能山鑄 寬永拾六辛巳年 平安城住 天下一筑後大掾藤原氏重作 Meaning: “N¬ōzan, founding abbot of Tsukiyeyama Unseji monastery in Akashi District, Harima Province, commissioned this to be cast in the 16th year of the Kan’ei era [1639], cyclical year xinsi [= 1641]. Masterpiece of ‘number one under heaven’, resident of Heianjō, Chikugo daijō Fujiwara-shi.” |
| Length | 68 cm |
| Width | 61 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
| Other Number | I-86 - Seder Number |
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