Asian Art Museum rings in Japanese New Year with 108 chimes of 16th century bronze bell

A 16^th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum.

The sounding of the 2,100-pound bell, from a temple in Tajima Province and now part of the museum’s permanent collection, was overseen by Zen Buddhist priest Gengo Akiba Roshi, the museum said.