Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Orin Bell Vtg Singing Bowl Pillow BA247
Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Orin Bell Vtg Singing Bowl Pillow BA247
Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Orin Bell
This is a large vintage Japanese orin bell for Buddhist altars. It contains a hammered bronze bowl with an animal skin-covered striker with a lacquered red wooden handle. It rests on a red, teal green (faded), beige, gold round silk pillow with a white tassel. Singing bowls are sounded during ritual prayer.
Orin bell 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.
- Makes a beautiful ringing sound
- Orin bell sound
- Brown, red, green, beige, gold
- Bronze, wood, fabric
- C1950 (bowl and striker), C1970 (pillow)
- Item weight: 2300 grams
- Packed weight: 2900 grams
- Approx.
- rin bell: 23 cm wide x 15 cm tall
- pillow: 35 cm wide x 11 cm thick
- striker: 30 cm long
- Good condition considering age. Teal color on pillow has faded to beige in most spots. Lacquer peeling on striker handle and animal skin stained and peeling/marked. 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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