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Lacquered Drum Shell

黒漆鼓胴
Lacquered Drum Shell (黒漆鼓胴)
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At a glance — Art Object · Nanbokuchō period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Art Objects
Date
1357
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-117755

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This wooden drum shell was used in gagaku performances. The inscription inside the shell indicates it was made for a ceremony at Hōryūji Temple. To produce it, a piece of paulownia was first shaped on a lathe. The outside was then finished in black lacquer, but the inside was pragmatically left as natural wood.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Lacquered Drum Shell（黒漆鼓胴）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117755. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/lacquered-drum-shell/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Material: Black-lacquered wood
  • Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
  • 員数: 1口
  • 品質形状: 木製漆塗
  • 分類: 法隆寺宝物
  • 法量: 長40.3 径19.0

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