Ritual Vessel: Muyu (Woodblock)

Like the dangzi, the muyu woodblock is a ritual percussion instrument. It is sounded by knocking a hollow woodblock resembling a fish with a wooden hammer. In a salvation ritual, the muyu is usually played by the Chief Cantor in tandem with the Inspector of Fasts who plays the dangzi to pace the scripture chanting.

Date Unknown
Object Musical instrument | Muyu
Material Type Image
Collection The Oral Legacies (I) - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong
Source Fung Ying Seen Koon
Repository Fung Ying Seen Koon
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Fung Ying Seen Koon
Accession No. lcs-ich(1)-0154
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