Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Orin Bell with Resin Stand
This is a vintage Japanese orin bell for Buddhist altars. It contains a brass bowl with a dark brown wooden striker. It rests on a red, green, and gold silk pillow with a red tassel, as well as on a hexagonal black-and-gold resin stand.
Singing bowls are sounded during ritual prayer.
Orin Bell's sound can reach the Buddha in the Pure Land. It is also used to ward off people's evil spirits and convey prayers to the Buddha, ancestors, and the deceased through sound.
- Red, gold, green, brown
- Brass, fabric, resin
- Orin bell sound
- C1960
- Item weight: 377 grams
- Packed weight: 700 grams
- Approx.
- rin bell: 9 cm wide x 4 cm tall
- pillow: 10 cm wide x 4 cm thick
- stand: 10.5 cm long x 9 cm wide x 5.5 cm tall
- striker: 14 cm long
- Good condition considering age. Some discoloration on bell. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- Acquired at an estate sale of an old Japanese family in Nagoya, Japan
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