Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Orin Bell with Lacquered Wood Stand
This is a vintage Japanese orin bell for Buddhist altars. It contains a brass metal bowl with a dark brown wooden striker. It rests on a red and pink silk pillow with a white tassel, as well as on a square wooden lacquered gold and red 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, pink
- Metal, resin plastic, fabric, wood
- Orin bell sound
- C1950
- Item weight: 426 grams
- Packed weight: 750 grams
- Approx.
- rin bell: 11.5 cm wide x 5 cm tall
- pillow: 13 cm wide x 5 cm thick
- stand: 10 cm wide x 7.5 cm tall
- striker: 14.5 cm long
- Good condition considering age. Some discoloration and patina on bell. Some stains on pillow. Cracking of lacquer on stand and some discoloration. 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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