Japanese Clay Bell Dorei Ama Pearl Diver Woman Vtg Tsuchi-Suzu Toba White DR681 blue Rough patches where the adhesive

Rough patches where the adhesive has pulled up the paper background

this katagami stencil with silk mesh backing is decorated with blossoming peonies and fluttering butterflies

Design: White paper

Characters: （大阪新世界）通天閣及音楽堂 Tsutenkaku and Music Hall

It is mostly white with a beautifully handpainted iris flower in blue with leaves

Japanese Clay Bell Dorei Ama Pearl Diver Woman Vtg Tsuchi-Suzu Toba White DR681 blue Rough patches where the adhesiveVintage Japanese Clay Bell Dorei This is a vintage Japanese clay bell, or dorei. It is in the shape of a pearl diving woman. It is mostly white with subtle accents and a tiny shell and resin pearl bead attached at the arm. It has a white clay ball inside and a red string tied at the top. Traditional Ama divers, most notably women, would dive into the water only holding their breath and collect and deposit oyster shells for their pearls in a floating