Vtg Japanese Iron Furin Wind Chime w/Box

This is a vintage Japanese wind chime called furin. This one is made of iron metal and called tetsurin. This very unique iron bell is made up of three parts. The first is a carved wooden charm in the shape of a pufferfish (fugu), followed by a black bell in the shape of a turtle shell, and then lastly a flat ringer that attaches to a blue, brown, and white paper amulet that catches the wind and helps the bell ring. It comes with the original paper box. It can be used as a room decoration or an ornament. 

• Brown, black, white, blue
• Iron, paper, string
• Kanji on amulet: Nanbu specialty
• Kanji on box: Nanbu ironware, fugu (pufferfish), wood shape wind chime
• C1970
• Item weight: 189 grams
• Packed weight: 450 grams
• Approx. [Full Length] 65 cm long; [Fish] 15 cm long x 1.5 cm wide x 10.5 cm tall; [Turtle bell] 6.5 cm long x 5 cm wide x 3.5 cm tall                                           
• Good condition considering age. Some rusting on inside of bell and on ringer. Damage to paper box. 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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