Gong Item Number: 2668/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular metal gong with a convex side and black stamps with characters on the back. Yellow cord is tied in a loop for hanging through two holes punched near the edge.
Narrative
Made pre-WWII, based on hammering technique. The stamps on the back are factory stamps. The pentagonal stamp has a bit of the tool name on the left, the shop name in the centre, "polish with water" on the right, and the origin of the gong on the top (made in Shanghai). The oval stamp in the middle has part of the street name/address of the factory.
Item History
What
- Name
- Gong
- Identification Number
- 2668/11
- Type of Item
- gong
- Material
- brass metal ?, fibre and ink
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 30.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Shanghai, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Ownership Date
- before April 19, 2006
- Acquisition Date
- on April 19, 2006
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2668/0011