Stake attention in this memory
The image shows a bronze Buddhist gong, possibly located in a museum or exhibition hall in Gyeongju-si, South Korea. The gong has a circular shape and is adorned with an engraved lotus flower design at its center, surrounded by concentric circles. Inscriptions in an East Asian language are visible around the edge. The metal has a mottled, aged appearance with a greenish-brown patina. The gong is displayed against a dark, non-reflective surface, next to an information panel in Korean and English. The panel identifies the object as a "Bronze Buddhist Gong with Inscription of '乾統九年'" dating to the Goryeo Dynasty (1109). The text explains that the gong was used to rally people or announce urgent matters and that the inscription indicates it was produced during the reign of King Yejong by a monk named Hyeonui Chungjo.
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