Vintage Japanese Orin Bell Brass Singing Bowl 3” Mizuya This impression used gold ink

This impression used gold ink in on the pages and looks to be from a book of zen sutras

Antique Japanese sumitsubo are essential tools for Japanese wood working and joinery

Vintage Japanese woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida from 1983 titled Mt Fuji from Katsuragi Yama

The saddlecloth is rendered in warm ochre with a repeating teardrop motif

This is a drip fountain

Vintage Japanese Orin Bell Brass Singing Bowl 3” Mizuya This impression used gold inkThis is a Japanese mid Showa Era (c. 1940) bronze Orin (singing bowl). This style of bowl is favored by Japanese Buddhist sects for is low mellow tone. Often used to begin and end meditation sessions or when praying at the family alter. This vase measures approximately 3" in diameter and stands 1. 5" tall. Weight = about 4oz. With exception to some signs of use with scratches and surface oxidation, this bronze Orin remains in good condition.