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Antique Japanese Waniguchi Bronze Wish Bell browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Devotional Objects: Pre 1940: item # 847849 Please refer to our stock # MOR2514 when inquiring.
The Kura 16-1 ShimoWakakusa-Cho Murasakino Kita-ku Kyoto 603-8234 tel.81-75-432-6980 Guest Book 800.00 |
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| An antique cast bronze waniguchi bell or gong, the type used to hang in front of places of prayer and under temple eaves. Often these can be found hanging over saisen-bako where the bell is rung by clanging a dangling rope with wooden corbel against the bell to awaken the gods; coins are tossed and a prayer given. Anyone who has been to a Japanese Temple or Shrine may have noticed one. The bell is roughly 10 inches (25.5 cm) diameter and is 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) of solid bronze. An inscription on the front indicates it was donated by Kasano Teiko and Kuki Ryoko. | ||||||||||
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