Japan
Japanese

Metal, mahogany wood, leather
Mid 20th century
Diameter: 9.5 in, Height: 6.5 in
Idiophones – Struck Idiophones – Indirectly

The dobachi is a large, hand hammered bronze Buddhist rin bowl bell.  This type of bell is technically known as a ‘resting bell’ because it is inverted and is supported on a stand/cushion rather than being suspended.  It is also known as a ‘singing bowl,’ as it is played by rotating a mallet around the outside rim to produce a sustained musical note, which puts this in the classification of an indirectly struck idiophone.  For it to be classified as a friction idiophone, both objects rubbed together would have to be sonorous, such as sand blocks rubbed together to produce a sound.  The mallet used to play the dobachi is not sonorous.  In regards to classification between a gong and a bell, technically, a bell vibrates most strongly at the edges, whereas a gong vibrates most strongly at the center.

Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/502115