Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/8401
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	dobachi
Subject
	111.242.11 idiophone—individual resting bell placed on the palm of the hand or on a cushion, its mouth faces upwards
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Japanese
	Buddhist
Format
	14.2 in. greatest diameter (and at rim)
11.3 in. height
0.5 in. thickness of wall
13.2 in. length of beater
1.6 in. diameter of beater
Identifier
	6203
Source
	East Asia
Language
	English
Coverage
	Japan
Alternative Title
	kin
	rin
	uchinarashi
	keisu
	kinsu
	shari
	daikin
	daikeisu
	namarin
Medium
	bronze
	wood
	leather
Requires
	one
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Bibliographic Citation
	Blades, James. 1970. Percussion Instruments and their History. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers.
De Ferranti, Hugh. 2000. Japanese Musical Instruments. New York: Oxford University Press Inc.
Haags Gemeentemuseum. 1979. Traditional musical instruments of Japan. Buren: Frits Knuf, Publishers ltd.
Malm, William P. 1959. Japanese Music and Musical Instruments. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company.
n.a. 2014. “Resting bell.” GDMI v.4:301.
Piggott, Sir Francis.1909. The Music and Musical Instruments of Japan. Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh, Limited. Reprint: 1971. New York: Da Capo Press.
Provenance
	vetter collection, purchased February 2024
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	hollow hemisphere - open
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	one
Resonator design for idiophone
	sonorous object itself is a general resonating space
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	striking - direct
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	beater/s - partially padded stick/s
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	hammering
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	definite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	none
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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