Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Bell Vtg Shogo Instrument Gold BA900 shippo pattern and a puppet is at

and a puppet is at the front

Inkoku/Yokoku (Inkoku is white letters

Item weight: 4600 grams

Item weight: 525 grams

This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features calligraphy of two big kanji characters in black

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Bell Vtg Shogo Instrument Gold BA900 shippo pattern and a puppet is atJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Bell It is a Japanese vintage Buddhist altar fitting "Shogo". It is a metal bell used during worship. It is usually placed on a tatami mat stand and struck with a Shimoku stick to make a sound. It is used to keep the rhythm during nembutsu. (Used in the Tendai, Shingon, and Jodo sects). This piece is a tarnished gold color with no added embellishments. The striker has the look of a small hammer and is made of