Large Edo Period Bronze Orin Buddhist Bell
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Metalwork
I-MY04
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Bronze Buddhist Orin Bell with a beautiful tone.
Bell Engraving Translations
- 平安 龍浦(龍濱): Heian, Ryuura (Ryuhama) (probably the name of the metalworker)
葵の紋: Aoi family crest
The crest gained prominence when Tokugawa Ieyasu adopted it as his family emblem. As the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Ieyasu’s choice of the “Mitsuba Aoi” symbolized the clan’s authority and connection to divinity. The crest also has ties to the Shimogamo Shrine下鴨神社 in Kyoto, where the hollyhock was revered as sacred. The Tokugawa family sponsored many temples, and the bell is likely from a sponsored temple
- Bronze
- 19th Century
- (Bell only) 19.5” x 14.75” (diameter, height)
- SKU: I-MY04
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