Another extraordinary way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasured Japanese temple bell. Its sound is mesmerizing and is guaranteed to please you.

This hand cast bronze temple bell possesses a lovely old original dark chocolate brown patina.

Dimensions: Bell is 8 inches tall and 4.75 inches wide

Included is the original old complimentary 8 inch long hard wood striker

Quality: very good condition

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More History of Japan’s temple bells :

Rather than containing a clapper, bonsho is struck from the outside, using either a handheld mallet or a beam suspended on ropes.

Antique Japanese bronze temple bells have a handle of dragon heads called ryuzu, protrusions called chi chi or nyu and to improve resonance of sound, protruding, tsuki-za, striking panels and in some instances possess a mei-bun inscription of the bell’s history.

Bonsho or Buddhist bells known as tsurigane (hanging bells) or great bells are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, used to summon the monks to prayer.