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Dōtaku

Dōtaku

100–200 CE
(c. 300 BCE–300 CE)
cast bronze
Overall: 97.8 x 48.9 cm (38 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Arthur St. John Newberry 1916.1102
Location: 235B Japanese

Description

The flow of new peoples from Korea to Japan during the Yayoi period brought new technologies of bronze and iron casting. Similarly, the form of the dōtaku, or bronze bell, is thought to have originated in Korea. The original Korean prototypes—stout, thickly cast bells—were transformed in Japan into sculptural forms with sophisticated surface decoration. These dōtaku are often uncovered near burial sites paired with a metal spear or sword nearby, suggesting ceremonial importance.
  • John Strong Newberry [1822–1892], New Haven, CT, to his son Arthur St. John Newberry
    ?–1912
    Arthur St. John Newberry [1854–1912], Cleveland, OH, by bequest to his wife
    1912–1916
    Mrs. Arthur St. John [Emma Paige Eells] Newberry [1857–1932], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 2 (1917): 26-37. Mentioned: p. 27 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 894 archive.org
    Feddersen, Martin. Japanese Decorative Art, A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs. London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 96, fig. 72
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 272 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 272 archive.org
    Hane, Mikiso. Japan: A Historical Survey. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. p. 17
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 368 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 15 archive.org
    Cunningham, Michael R., Stanislaw J. Czuma, Anne E. Wardwell, and J. Keith Wilson. Masterworks of Asian Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 180–181
  • Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 24-October 11, 2020).
    Artlens Exhibition 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019).
  • {{cite web|title=Dōtaku|url=false|author=|year=100–200 CE|access-date=10 December 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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