Flag insert - Kisou

Japanese: 旗挿 - きそう
Flag insert - Kisou

…Some Chinese bells have a wavy or open bottom like European bells. Korean bells do not have a kesasuki (a traditional sash), and many have a decorative tube (a flag holder or a bell ring) attached to the back of the crown of the knob. The oldest surviving temple bell with an inscription is the one inscribed with the year Taijian (575) of the Northern and Southern Chen Dynasties (Nara National Museum). Among Japanese bells, the bell at Myoshinji Temple in Kyoto, inscribed with the year Boju (698, Bunmu 2), and in Korea, the bell at Jounji Temple, inscribed with the year Kaiyuan (725) of the Tang Dynasty, are the oldest. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "hata-so" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国鐘には鐘身の裾がヨーロッパのベルのように開き,波状などに作るものがある。また朝鮮鐘は袈裟襷がなく,鈕の竜頭(りゆうず)後方に装飾的な筒(旗挿または甬(よう))を付すものが多い。なお現存する梵鐘のうち,在銘の最古のものは,中国,南北朝陳の太建7年(575)銘のもの(奈良国立博物館)で,和鐘では戊戌年(698∥文武2)の銘をもつ京都妙心寺の鐘,朝鮮では唐の開元13年(725)銘の上院寺鐘が古い。…

※「旗挿」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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