Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Orin Bell with Lacquered Resin Stand
This is a vintage Japanese orin bell for Buddhist altars. It contains a bronze metal bowl with a dark brown wooden striker. It rests on a red, grayish blue, and purple silk pillow with red and blue tassels, as well as on a hexagonal black and gold lacquered resin stand.
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.
- Brown, red, grayish blue, purple, black, gold
- Bronze, resin, fabric, wood
- Orin bell sound
- C1970
- Item weight: 470 grams
- Packed weight: 800 grams
- Approx.
- rin bell: 11 cm wide x 5.5 cm tall
- pillow: 13 cm wide x 6 cm thick
- stand: 12 cm long x 10 cm wide x 7 cm tall
- striker: 13 cm long
- Okay condition considering age. Some discoloration on bell. Bell has had a repair, but still sounds brilliantly. Some stains on pillow. Light scratches on stand. Adhesive markings. 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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