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==History==

==History==

The bell was cast in 1458, during the reign of King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]], and hung at the Seiden (main hall) of [[Shuri Castle]].

The bell was cast in 1458, during the reign of King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]], and hung at the Seiden (main hall) of [[Shuri Castle]]. It was made in Japan by a caster named Fujiwara Kuniyoshi.<ref>Gallery labels, Okinawa fukki 50 nen kinen tokubetsu ten Ryukyu 沖縄復帰50年記念　特別展「琉球」exhibit, Tokyo National Museum, 2022.</ref>

The bell is 154.9 cm high, with an opening 93.1 cm in diameter, and weighs 721 kilograms<ref name=uruma>''Bankoku shinryō no kane''. ''[http://word.uruma.jp/word/%CB%FC%B9%F1%C4%C5%CE%C2%A4%CE%BE%E2 Okinawa Daihyakka]'' (沖縄大百科). Urumax. Accessed 5 September 2009.</ref>.

The bell is 154.9 cm high, with an opening 93.1 cm in diameter, and weighs 721 kilograms<ref name=uruma>''Bankoku shinryō no kane''. ''[http://word.uruma.jp/word/%CB%FC%B9%F1%C4%C5%CE%C2%A4%CE%BE%E2 Okinawa Daihyakka]'' (沖縄大百科). Urumax. Accessed 5 September 2009.</ref>.