Yangyang Myeongjusa Bronze Bell

This is a typical late Joseon-period Buddhist bell, 83 cm in height, cast in 1704, the thirtieth year of King Sukjong of Joseon. The yongnyu, the dragon-shaped hook from which the bell is hung, is slender in proportion to the body, and the two dragons give a somewhat formalised impression. As on typical bells, there are four square yugwak (nipple panels) near the top, each containing nine raised yudu (nipples). In the empty spaces between the yugwak, Sanskrit letters are carved in relief around the upper part at four points, with bodhisattva figures bearing head halos depicted below. Around the rim of the bell's mouth is a band of ornate scrolling vine pattern, and an inscription is carved in relief on the lower section. The spatial arrangement of the body and the relief-carved decoration on the lower part of the bell clearly show the characteristics of 18th-century bells, whose patterns had become increasingly geometric.

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Where it is

Region

Yangyang, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산