Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei Vtg Kutani Ware Ume Plum Blossoms White Red DR508 Scroll Small lacquer chip on top

Small lacquer chip on top surface

Fan-shaped cut-out Japanese paper is attached to the Kakejiku

Packed weight: 307 grams

Paper amulet has creases and tears

Japanese Wooden Display board Music Box

Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei Vtg Kutani Ware Ume Plum Blossoms White Red DR508 Scroll Small lacquer chip on topVintage Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei This is a vintage Japanese porcelain bell, or dorei. This bell is made of kutani ware porcelain and is shaped like a classic bell in white with painted red and white plum blossoms on a branch. It has a braided light pink silk cord tied at the top and a small white clay ball inside. Dorei bells have a long history and have been used in festivals and ceremonies since the Jomon period (about 13000 to 2300 years ago)