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Description: | This conch trumpet was probably played for Buddhist ceremonies, as the symbol of three tomoe on the disc-shaped plaques is associated with Buddhism.
Hōragai, end-blown conch trumpet, . Large conch shell of the species Charonia tritonis with dextral spiral. The tip of the shell has been opened and a mouthpiece added, consisting of a covering over the uppermost coils and a cylindrical brass pipe. The mouthpiece is coated in urushi laquer (derived from the sap of the tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum), onto which has been applied gold leaf. Silver wire, plaited into a narrow herringbone pattern follows the curve of the shell around the covered section. Three plaques are attached immediately beneath the brass pipe. Pitch of fundamental between A sharp and B natural. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | shell horagais metal lacquer gold | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-13646 |
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