Southeast Asia, Burma, ca. early 20th century CE. A playable brass gong hanging from a mahogany wood and rope framework, accompanied by a wooden mallet with a fabulous bright orange fabric covering. The exterior surface is covered in illegible script, and a single line of illegible script is visible on the verso. Burmese gongs are recognizable because of their prominent boss (nipple) in the center, just slightly recessed from the rest of the gong body. The patina is deliberately left even when the gongs are played or is sometimes selectively cleaned away to create patterns like the eight-pointed flower seen in the center of this example. Size (gong): 20.375" Diameter; (mount): 43" H (109.2 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hawaii, USA collection, 2000

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#172860

Some fraying and staining to orange cloth on mallet. Otherwise, intact, excellent, and playable with nice patina throughout. Script on gong is illegible.