Japanese Lacquered Wooden Shinto Prayer Bell Suzu Vtg Red Tassels Brown BA243 wakasa nuri Japanese plug

Japanese plug

The calligraphy is signed with a red seal

The Japanese word お中元 for summer greeting gift is engraved on this stamp

11 cm wide x 2 cm tall

43 cm long x 31

Japanese Lacquered Wooden Shinto Prayer Bell Suzu Vtg Red Tassels Brown BA243 wakasa nuri Japanese plugVintage 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: