Japanese Lacquered Wooden Shinto Prayer Bell Suzu Vtg Red Tassels Brown BA243 wakasa nuri 33 cm x long 33

33 cm x long 33 cm wide x 3 cm tall

11 cm wide x 2 cm tall

Distortion and small holes

Gray shiny glaze over the brown first coat

Shaped with three raised edges along its rim

Japanese Lacquered Wooden Shinto Prayer Bell Suzu Vtg Red Tassels Brown BA243 wakasa nuri 33 cm x long 33Vintage Japanese Shinto Prayer Bell This is a Japanese Shinto prayer bell, or suzu. Suzu are hung above offertory boxes in shrines and often have a thick rope or ribbons hanging down. One shakes the rope to ring the bell which grabs the Kami's attention before praying. This bell is lacquered with a caramel like brown very common of the Hida shunkei style. It has a braided rope with two red tassels. Brown, red Wood, lacquer, string C1970 Item weight: