Cloud (■1) - Ungo

Japanese: 雲(■1) - うんごう
Cloud (■1) - Ungo

…It is also called the Ten-faced Luo or the Nine-tone Luo. In the Yuan Dynasty of China, it was called the Cloud, and consisted of 13 small luos (round, flat discs). Today, 10 small luos of the same size but different thicknesses are hung on a wooden frame in order of pitch and struck with a wooden mallet. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cloud (■1)" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…十面鑼,九音鑼ともいう。中国元代では雲(うんごう)と呼ばれ,13面の小鑼(円形の平たい盤)から成っていた。現在では,大きさは同じだが厚みの異なる10面の小鑼を音高の順に木製の枠につり,木槌で打奏する。…

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