Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Orin Bell with Lacquered Wood Stand
This is a vintage Japanese orin bell for Buddhist altars. It contains a metal bowl with a dark brown wooden striker. It rests on a red and gold silk pillow with a faded purple tassel, as well as on a lacquered brown and gold wooden 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. gold
- Metal, wood, fabric, lacquer
- Orin bell sound
- C1950
- Item weight: 440 grams
- Packed weight: 740 grams
- Approx.
- rin bell: 10.5 cm wide x 5 cm tall
- pillow: 11 cm wide x 4.5 cm thick
- stand: 10.5 cm long x 10.5 cm wide x 9 cm tall
- striker: 14 cm long
- Good condition considering age. Heavy wear on striker (concave section). Some discoloration and patina on bell. Some small tears in pillow fabric. 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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