{"id":21465,"date":"2026-11-14T09:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/?p=21465"},"modified":"2026-11-14T09:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:24:40","slug":"wooden-fish-muyu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/fr\/wooden-fish-muyu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Fish Muyu: History, Images and Religious Context"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"tcjdi-quick-answer\"><h2>Quick Answer: What Is a Wooden Fish?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A wooden fish (\u6728\u9c7c, m\u00f9y\u00fa) is a Chinese Buddhist percussion instrument. A rounded form gives chanting a steady beat. A long fish suspended in a monastery can signal meals or gatherings. The fish is associated with watchfulness.<sup>[1][2][4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sound:<\/strong> A hollow body and slit give a struck instrument its resonant wooden tone.<sup>[1][5]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Chanting:<\/strong> The beat helps a group keep time as it recites.<sup>[2]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Signals:<\/strong> A hanging form can mark activities outside a chanting session.<sup>[3][4]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Look at how the instrument is mounted as well as what shape it has.<\/p><\/section>\n<figure class=\"tcjdi-infographic\" style=\"width:500px;max-width:100%;margin:24px auto;text-align:center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wooden-fish-percussion-for-Buddhist-chanting-and-hanging-monastery-signals.webp\" alt=\"Wooden fish percussion for Buddhist chanting and hanging monastery signals\" title=\"Wooden fish percussion for Buddhist chanting and hanging monastery signals\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" style=\"width:500px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto\" \/><figcaption>Wooden fish percussion for Buddhist chanting and hanging monastery signals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The wooden fish (\u6728\u9c7c, m\u00f9y\u00fa) can appear on a cushion near readers or suspended from a beam. The two settings help explain why the same name can refer to instruments used for different tasks.<\/p>\n<h2>How the Wooden Fish Supports Chanting<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A rounded wooden fish is a hollow slit instrument struck with a mallet. The beat gives several voices a shared pace. In a service, a bowl gong may mark a particular moment while the wooden fish gives the recitation a beat. The distinction helps explain how sound can organize communal practices that include reciting a text such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/heart-sutra-in-chinese-culture\/\">Heart Sutra<\/a>.<sup>[1][2]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A Yunnan example at the Met resembles an actual fish. It was laid flat and struck on a marked area. The strike mark and the way it rests help identify its use.<sup>[1]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>What the Hanging Fish Signals<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A long wooden fish can hang near a dining hall or corridor. The monastic regulations associated with Baizhang describe sounding a wooden fish in connection with the start of a meal. A signal carries information to people in different parts of the compound. The position of the instrument can therefore make sense within the wider layout of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-buddhist-temples\/\">Chinese Buddhist temples<\/a>.<sup>[3][4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>Why the Instrument Is Shaped Like a Fish<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Buddhist explanations associate the fish\u2019s open eyes with watchfulness. The carved eye can remind practitioners to remain attentive. The eye gives that ideal a visible form beside the instrument\u2019s audible beat. Ritual settings differ, and an extended ceremony such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/water-and-land-ritual\/\">Water and Land Ritual<\/a> brings together many other objects and sounds.<sup>[1][5]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>FAQs About the Wooden Fish<\/h2>\n<h3>Is the wooden fish a drum?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is often called a slit drum or wooden gong. It sounds when the hollow wooden body is struck.<\/p>\n<h3>Are all wooden fish round?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">No. The rounded block is common in chanting, and long fish-shaped forms also exist.<\/p>\n<h3>What does the open eye symbolize?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">It evokes watchfulness and attentiveness in Buddhist practice.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/505614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mu Yu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[2] Buddhist eLibrary. <a href=\"https:\/\/buddhistelibrary.org\/en\/albums\/central\/Dhamma_books\/Understanding_the_Chinese_Buddhist_Temple.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[3] Bukky\u014d Dend\u014d Ky\u014dkai. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdk.or.jp\/document\/dgtl-dl\/dBET_T2025_Baizhang_2006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Baizhang Zen Monastic Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[4] Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nantien.org.au\/en\/node\/128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Symbolism<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[5] Museum der Kulturen Basel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkb.ch\/dam\/jcr%3Ab9709865-0fa3-483f-a4cb-d27fe8769e81\/Handout_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slit Gong, exhibition handout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn what the wooden fish, or muyu, sounds like and how rounded chant instruments differ from long hanging fish used for 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