Kin (キン、均)

Description

Metal sound bowls. Used in buddhist ceremonies. Also used in Kabuki performances, when the stage depicts a buddhist temple.[1]

Picture

Kin

Kin.

(Photo: Kei Ishii)

References

[1] http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~takinojo/workshop/inst_per_e.html (2005-08-18)
Japanese Percussion Instruments.
(Die japanischsprachige Version bietet eine genauere Beschreibung des Instruments als die englischsprachige).