| Native Name | Dotaku |
| Object Number | A786 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | ca. 1824 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Inscription Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language | Japanese Language |
| Description | Dotaku. Metal bell put at corners of Buddhist temple. Inscriptions on the corners and around the rim. There are four characters in a xiaozhuan-derived archaistic script. Each of these characters is placed inside a large ornamental cartouche. It reads: 寂滅爲樂 or “Extinction is bliss.” This phrase occurs in the Nirvana sutra. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
| Other Number | I-205 - Seder Number |
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