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Teukgyeong, ca. 1981

The teukgyeong (single stone chime) is a Confucian religious court instrument related to the p'yon-gyong(stone chimes), a set of 16 L-shaped slabs of jade stone. The counterpart of the bell chimes, it has played an essential role in court ceremonies since the 12th century. The stone slabs are the same size and shape but vary in thickness so that each has a different pitch. The thickest produces the highest pitch while the thinnest one, the lowest.
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