A VERY LARGE INSCRIBED BRONZE TEMPLE BELL

Description:

Japan, signed: Fujiwara Nobushige saku, inscription: Tôshôgû, Edo period
H. 72 cm
Tôshôgu were Shinto shrines where Tokugawa Ieyasu was worshipped as a god. Today there are still 48 such shrines.
Old German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Slightly chipped and corroded