Name of Instrument: kajirei / zichirei

Maker / Brand:

Stearns Catalog #: 0180

Country of Origin: Japan

Region of Origin: Asia

Instrument Category: Idiophone

Date of Fabrication:

Location: IDI C 3

Description: From the 1921 Stearns Catalogue: Three bronze ring-like Bells, or gongs, of bronze are strung upon a wire that has been bent into a circle. The wire is then fastened to a handle (missing). Each bell is made of two sections that have been joined at the inner edges while leaving the outer edges resting slightly apart. Which of the names given is applicable rests upon one's definition of bell and gong. Very similar in form to Stearns #0055.

Research: Prof. Albert A. Stanley