Reversible Mokugyo (Wooden Fish) Fish-shaped wooden temple drum wooden gong with stick & cushion Japanese Buddhist altar fittings Shokin Usubata Flat-Topped Bronze Vase Phoenix

Usubata Flat-Topped Bronze Vase Phoenix and Shishi Lion design with inscription 大日本文政年整珉鋳 Japanese Ikebana flower arrangement vase V902

Kogetsu school Zen priest此の岸を離れて 泻の鰯あみもらさす 引きて到れ彼のきし之上Kono Kishiwo Hanarete Katanoiwashi Amiwomorasazu Hikiteitare Kanokishinoue"Without leaving sardines in the net away from the shore

Artist's detail: (b1938)

along with 松尾芭蕉 Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) and 小林一茶 Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828)

This Horagai instrument is used

Reversible Mokugyo (Wooden Fish) Fish-shaped wooden temple drum wooden gong with stick & cushion Japanese Buddhist altar fittings Shokin Usubata Flat-Topped Bronze Vase PhoenixDescription Reversible Mokugyo (Wooden Fish) Fish shaped wooden temple drum wooden gong with stick & cushion Japanese Buddhist altar fittings Mokugyo: A wooden fish, also known as a wooden bell is used by monks and laypeople in the tradition of Buddhism. They are used in Buddhist ceremonies. Wooden fish is often used in rituals usually involving the recitation of sutras, mantras, or other Buddhist texts. Wooden fish often rest on a small embroidered