Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei Vtg Kutani Ware Ume Plum Blossoms White Red DR508 Scroll In my past 187 years

In my past 187 years of living in Japan

Vtg Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri

Paper amulet has creases and tears

Item Weight: 129 grams

9 x 12 x 10

Japanese Porcelain Bell Dorei Vtg Kutani Ware Ume Plum Blossoms White Red DR508 Scroll In my past 187 yearsVintage 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 with painted red and white plum blossoms on a branch. It has a braided light pink 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)