Japanese Clay Bell Dorei Bamboo Shoot Vtg Tsuchi-Suzu Takenoko Root Brown DR622 unglazed Vintage Japanese Women Travel Photograph

Vintage Japanese Women Travel Photograph

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) features a reproduction of a painting by Miyamoto Musashi called Shrike in a barren tree

This is a vintage Japanese lacquered Wajima-Nuri small plate

Some creases and dark marks

Japanese Clay Bell Dorei Bamboo Shoot Vtg Tsuchi-Suzu Takenoko Root Brown DR622 unglazed Vintage Japanese Women Travel PhotographVtg Japanese Clay Bell Dorei This is a vintage Japanese clay bell, Dorei or Tsuchi Suzu, in the shape of a bamboo shoot (takenoko). It is mostly brown with a white bottom and a slot on the back where the sound of the bell sound can come through. Dorei bells have a long history and have been used in festivals and ceremonies since the Jomon period (about 13000 to 2300 years ago) when they were said to have the power to ward off evil spirits. Brown,