James Weldon Johnson – God’s trombones : seven negro sermons in verse – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/698851
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Inscription: Inside soundhole, circular inscription: „Manufactured by the [prince of the] state of Lu in the year guiyou of the Chongzhen reign of the great Ming; #18.“Marking: 1) (on back at head) the title „honghe“(Capital Peace); 2) (on back below title) the seal „Luguo shi quan“ (Heirloom of the Lu State); 3) (below seal) 22-character poem that reads: The moonlight is being reflected by the river Yangtze, A light breeze is blowing over clear dewdrops, Only in a tranquil place Can one comprehend the feeling of eternity
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A pair of clappers could be played either with both hands or with just one. That this pair was played one-handed is indicated by the holes near the rounded ends, which show slight traces of wear caused by rubbing from an attached string
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All relics bestowed honor and privileges upon the possessor, and monasteries and cathedrals sought to hold the most prestigious. Some relics were even stolen from one church, only to find a new home in another.
The body of the saint provided a spiritual link between life and death, between man
1920s, collection of Kaiky Muncherjee, Aden; [Gazdar Bros., Bombay]; 1943, bought by Joseph Brummer from Gazdar Bros., Bombay (Brummer inv. no. N5562); acquired by the Museum in 1947, purchased from the estate of Joseph Brummer, New York
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reproduction of its original trophy-style frame, based on a photograph by Mathew B.