Vintage Japanese Clay Bell Dorei
This is a vintage Japanese clay bell or dorei. Representing a tengu, a mythological creature believed to inhabit the mountains, with a bird beak (crow tengu or karasu tengu), this dorei is brown and green with red, blue and white painted details. There are characters engraved on the back: Hoki Daisen. It has a small ball inside and a braided orange string tied at the top. A paper with characters is attached.
Dorei bells have a long history and have been used in festivals and ceremonies since the Jomon period (about 13000 to 2300 years ago) when they were said to have the power to ward off evil spirits.
- Brown, green, red, blue, white
- Clay, string, paper
- C1970
- Some characters: 伯耆大山 Houki Daisen (Mount Daisen), 烏天狗鈴 karasu tengu suzu crow tengu bell
- Item weight: 77 grams
- Packed weight: 277 grams
- (Without string/paper) Approx. 6.4 cm long x 4 cm wide x 5 cm tall
- Good condition. Holes in paper. Some black marks. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya
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