Manpuku-ji

Title

Manpuku-ji

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

November 23, 2015

Alternative Title or Name

Wooden fish

Creator2

O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)

Work Type

sound devices (equipment)

Date

May, 1972

Work Location

Japan (nation)
Kyoto (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Ming

Subject

mokugyo
Japanese Buddhism
temples (buildings)

Description

View of wooden fish hanging outside Manpuku-Ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, with monk in foreground. "In form it is a slit drum, carved from a piece of camphor wood to resemble a mythical fish. It is hollowed out through a shaped slit, representing the creature's open mouth, the body is lacquered red and gold. Occasionally a small movable ball is skillfully carved inside a cavity, ornamenting the upper part of the instrument. The wooden fish is symbolical of wakeful attention; its sound is believed to attract the notice of divinity,"--from "Percussion Instruments and Their History" by James Blades.

Material/Medium

wood (plant material)

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

LTU-TOJ-1289

Files

LTU-TOJ-1289.jpg
Date Added
November 23, 2015
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Manpuku-ji,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15164.