Japanese Clay Bell Dorei Vtg Tsuchi-Suzu Crow Karasu Tengu Face Mt Daisen DR587 Kataguchi zaru 出羽三山神社 Dewasanzan Shrine

出羽三山神社 Dewasanzan Shrine

名古屋甚句 Nagoya jinku (song title)

Item weight:  354 grams

it features beautiful blue vine and fruit elements on both the inside and the outside

Japanese Clay Bell Dorei Vtg Tsuchi-Suzu Crow Karasu Tengu Face Mt Daisen DR587 Kataguchi zaru 出羽三山神社 Dewasanzan ShrineVintage Japanese Clay Bell Dorei This is a vintage Japanese clay bell or dorei. Representing a tengu, a mythological creature believed to inhabit the mountains, with a bird beak (crow tengu or karasu tengu), this dorei is brown and green with red, blue and white painted details. There are characters engraved on the back: Hoki Daisen. It has a small ball inside and a braided orange string tied at the top. A paper with characters is attached. Dorei