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Japanese cast iron bamboo furin wind bell, HIMAWARI, 10.5cm

Diameter 10.5 cm
Compositions Cast Iron
Product origin made in Japan
Colour brown
Production region Morioka - Iwate Prefecture
Height 6 cm

The fūrin (風鈴), or Japanese carillon. This word is composed in Japanese of the ideograms "wind" and "bell". This wind chime is a traditional Japanese decorative item. It is most often made up of a small bell attached to the frame of a window and which rings in the force of the wind.

Traditional forms are usually ceramic. We gladly hang a small piece of paper (tansatsu) on which is written a haiku.

The Japanese chime is usually made of metal, glass or earthenware. Wood, brass or aluminum are sometimes used as basic materials.