Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Bell Vtg Shogo Instrument Gold BA900 shippo pattern This vintage Japanese shikishi art

This vintage Japanese shikishi art board features calligraphy of two big kanji characters in black

It has raised

Wobble a little

Inkoku/Yokoku (Inkoku is white letters

so in essence

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Bell Vtg Shogo Instrument Gold BA900 shippo pattern This vintage Japanese shikishi artJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Bell It is a Japanese vintage Buddhist altar fitting "Shogo". It is a metal bell used during worship. It is usually placed on a tatami mat stand and struck with a Shimoku stick to make a sound. It is used to keep the rhythm during nembutsu. (Used in the Tendai, Shingon, and Jodo sects). This piece is a tarnished gold color with no added embellishments. The striker has the look of a small hammer and is made of