Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Orin Bell Singing Bowl Butsugu BA593 incense container This vintage Japanese ema plaque

This vintage Japanese ema plaque features an illustration of the Goten-mon gate of the Sanzen-in temple in Kyoto

It has a painting of the famous "wedded rocks" or Meotoiwa which is a popular tourist site

celebrated on 3 March yearly

Koban coins were used during the Edo period and while not used anymore

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Orin Bell Singing Bowl Butsugu BA593 incense container This vintage Japanese ema plaqueJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Orin Bell This is a vintage Japanese brass metal orin bell for Buddhist altars. Singing bowls are sounded during ritual prayer. The sound of an Orin bell can reach the Buddha in the Pure Land. Sound is also used to ward off evil spirits and convey prayers to the Buddha, ancestors, and the deceased. Gold Metal, brass Orin bell sound C1970 Item weight: 112 grams Packed weight: 350 grams Approx. 7 cm wide x 3. 5 cm tall