Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei Vtg Kutani Ware Taiko Drum Peony White Pink DR515 brownish red Meaning of Kanji: Zenkoji temple

Meaning of Kanji: Zenkoji temple monk

Man in stripe-pattern-Kimono

5 cm long x 5

23 of Showa 58 or 1983

It can be used for various purposes such as serving food and putting sweets

Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei Vtg Kutani Ware Taiko Drum Peony White Pink DR515 brownish red Meaning of Kanji: Zenkoji templeVintage Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei This is a vintage Japanese porcelain bell, or dorei. This bell is made of kutani ware porcelain and is shaped like a classic bell in white and pink with a painted taiko hand drum and flowers. It has a braided red silk cord tied at the top and a small white clay ball inside. 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