Japanese Carved Wooden Buddhist Drum Mokugyo Set Vtg Altar Fitting Butsugu BA847 nishiji Item weight: 285 grams

Item weight: 285 grams

paulownia wood powder (from the crafting process used for filler)

The inside of the box features two fixed wooden brackets used for securing a scroll in place

28 cm wide x 52 cm long

Some paintings are faded

Japanese Carved Wooden Buddhist Drum Mokugyo Set Vtg Altar Fitting Butsugu BA847 nishiji Item weight: 285 gramsJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden drum, Mokugyo This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar fitting, Mokugyo (a fish shaped wooden drum). Mokugyo is intended to keep the rhythm of sutra chanting by beating and sounding. It also helps to awaken people in sutra chanting. It is used in the Zen sect, Tendai sect, and Jodo sect. It can be used at home in front of a butsudan as well. This set comes with the drum itself, a beautifully carved and hollowed