Here’s a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor or outdoor garden space with this treasure from Japan!

This is a superb solid bronze casting of a wonderful temple bell Bonsho. This bell was sourced from an old Northern Japanese collection recently, It dates to the mid-20th century.

It resonates a beautiful serene sound. You won’t be disappointed.

This bell possesses a nice original dark greenish blue patina.

Dimensions: Bell is 9 inches tall and 5 inches wide

We will include a complimentary wooden striker as well

Quality: Fine patina virtually mint condition

This bell is a hard to find in this size; most found today are larger and heavier in scale.

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.

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee.

We have been dealing in authentic Japanese and Chinese Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. The president personally travels to Japan and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont and Maine in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all-over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs.