List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
Temple bells

Name
Artists
Remarks
Date
Type
Present location
Image
Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Handed down in the Kanzen-in (観禅院) subtemple; contains an inscription
Nara period, December 11, 727
Bell; bronze; aperture: 89.2 cm (35.1 in), height: 149.0 cm (58.7 in)
Kōfuku-ji, Nara, Nara
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Cast for Kinseki-ji (金石寺) in Hōki Province （in Tottori Prefecture）; moved in 1653 to Izumo-taisha, then in 1889 to Tafuku-ji (多福寺), Matsubashi-ji (松林寺) in Shimane Prefecture until being dedicated in 1897 to Saikō-ji
Heian period, 839
Bell; aperture: 77.5 cm (30.5 in), height: 136.4 cm (53.7 in)
Saikō-ji (西光寺), Fukuoka, Fukuoka
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Also called Tsurezuregusa (徒然草) or Ōjikichō (黄鐘調) (scale in gagaku, similar to Dorian mode on A) bell; fundamental frequency: 129 Hz; together with the bell at Kanzeon-ji, one of the oldest extant Japanese bells
Nara period, 698
Bell; bronze; aperture: 87 cm (34 in), height: 124 cm (49 in)
Lecture Hall (法堂 hōdō) at Myōshin-ji, Kyoto
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Without inscription; cast in Tatara (多々良), Kasuya District, Fukuoka, Chikuzen Province using the same mold as the National Treasure bell at Myōshin-ji; one of the oldest extant Japanese bells
Nara period, ca. 698
Bell; bronze; aperture: 86 cm (34 in), height: 106 cm (42 in)
Kanzeon-ji, Dazaifu, Fukuoka
Kanzeonji Up200606301830.JPG
Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Without inscription； long and narrow shape； ｗith cracks and Japanese Honeysuckle arabesque pattern
Nara period
Bell; bronze; aperture: 85 cm (33 in), height: 150 cm (59 in)
belfry (shōrō) at Taima-dera, Katsuragi, Nara
A bronze bell in a wooden belfry.
Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Without inscription; biggest bell in Japan
Nara period, 752
Bell; aperture: 271 cm (107 in), height: 385 cm (152 in), weight: 49 t (48 long tons; 54 short tons)
belfry (shōrō) at Tōdai-ji, Nara, Nara
A large bronze bell with cross design hanging in an open roofed belfry.
Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Dedicated by Dōkyō together with a sacred horse (神馬 shinme); contains inscription
Nara period, September 11, 770
Bell; aperture: 73.9 cm (29.1 in), height: 109.9 cm (43.3 in), width: 88.5 cm (34.8 in), thickness at aperture: 5.8 cm (2.3 in)
Tsurugi Shrine (劔神社), Echizen, Fukui
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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With inscription by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
Heian period, August 23, 875
Bell; bronze; aperture: 80.5 cm (31.7 in), height: 148 cm (58 in)
belfry (shōrō) at Jingo-ji, Kyoto
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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With calligraphy attributed to Ono no Michikaze
Heian period, November 3, 917
Bell; bronze; diameter: 90 cm (35 in), height: 150 cm (59 in)
Eisan-ji (栄山寺), Gojō, Nara
Eisanji Bonsyou.JPG
Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Decorated with lion, dragon, Chinese phoenix and dancing heavenly nymphs; previously located in the belfry (shōrō); one of the Three Great Bells of Japan.
Heian period, c. 11th century
Bell; aperture: 123 cm (48 in), height: 199 cm (78 in), weight: 2 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons)
Byōdō-in Museum Hōshōkan (平等院ミュージアム鳳翔館), Byōdō-in, Uji, Kyoto
BYODOIN BELL.JPG
Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
Mononobe Shigemitsu (物部重光)
Inscription in embossed carving by founder Lanxi Daolong; donated by Hōjō Tokiyori
Kamakura period, February 21, 1255
Bell; height: 210 cm (83 in)
belfry (shōrō) at Kenchō-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
Mononobe Kunimitsu (物部国光)
Made by order of Hōjō Sadatoki; largest bell in Kantō; donated by Hōjō Tokiyori
Kamakura period, August 1301
Bell; height: 260 cm (100 in)
Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa
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Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō)
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Initially at the west pagoda of Enryaku-ji's Hōdō-in (宝幢院); contains a three line, 24 characters inscription
Heian period, August 9, 858
Bell; aperture: 55.3 cm (21.8 in), height: 116.0 cm (45.7 in)
Sagawa Art Museum, Moriyama, Shiga
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Korean bell (朝鮮鐘 chōsenshō)
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Head in dragon design, body decorated with clouds and celestial beings; oldest Korean bell in Japan
Silla, March 833
Bell; aperture: 66.7 cm (26.3 in), height: 112 cm (44 in)
Treasure House at Jōgū Shrine (常宮神社 Jōgū jinja), Tsuruga, Fukui
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Question: Where are the temple bells made in the Kamakura period presently located?
Answer: The temple bells made in the Kamakura period are presently located at Kenchō-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa and Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa.