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 nambu iron bell is made up of three parts. The first is a toro garden lantern-shaped top piece, followed by a classically shaped bell, and then lastly a flat ringer that typically attaches to a paper amulet that catches the wind and helps the bell. It comes with the original paper box. It can be used as a room decoration or an ornament.
- Green
- Iron, string
- Kanji on box: 南部鉄器 nanbu tekki Nanbu ironware, 灯篭風鈴 toro furin lantern-shaped wind chime, 東屋 azumaya pavilion
- Kanji on paper amulet: 南部名産 nanbu meisan specialty product at Nanbu, みちのく風鈴 michinoku furin old place name for the north-east area in Japan wind chime, 夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡 芭蕉 natsukusaya tsuwamonodomoga yumenoato basho Japanese poem Haiku by Matsuo Basho
- C1970
- Item weight: 954 grams
- Packed weight: 1254 grams
- Approx. [Full Length] 65 cm long; [Lantern] 10 cm long x 10 cm wide x 9.5 cm tall; [Bell] 4.7 cm wide x 4.7 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Damage to paper box and amulet. 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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