Fish pole - Gyoho

Japanese: 魚梆 - ぎょほう
Fish pole - Gyoho

…A type of musical instrument used in Buddhism, especially in Zen Buddhism. It is also called a fish stick (kaiban), rice stick (hanpan), stick (hou), or fish drum (giyoko or gyohou). It is made of wood and has the shape of a long fish (usually a carp) with a pearl in its mouth, and is hung in temple dining rooms to look like a swimming fish.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "fish poles" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仏教,とくに禅宗で用いる鳴物(楽器)の一種。魚梆(ぎよほう)(開梆(かいばん)),飯梆(はんぱん),梆(ほう),魚鼓(ぎよこ∥ぎよほう)ともいう。木製で口に珠をくわえた長魚の形(主に鯉)をしており,寺院の食堂(じきどう)などに魚が泳いでいるようにつってある。…

※「魚梆」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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