[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools New Year decorations/floor decorations] Fukubell by Shiozawa & Fukubell stand Regular set

●What is a Fukuzu bell? It is said that bells are tools that were created during the Jomon period inspired by the sound that would be made when nuts or beans such as walnuts were shaken, as the seeds moved inside the shell or pod.
Since ancient times, it has been said that bells ward off evil spirits and bad luck and bring good fortune.
As auspicious items, Fukubells are sometimes displayed in the tokonoma alcove of a tea room, fitting for the New Year and believed to bring good fortune.
Normally, the bells used in the Urayasu dance (Okagura) are officially called "hoko bells," but "kagura bells" can be used instead. Both types of bells have five to six feet of five-colored bell cord (five-colored cloth) attached to the end of the handle.
Of these, the "Kagura bell" is made up of 12 or 15 small bells strung together with a handle, and is apparently also used in the Kabuki dance Sanbaso.
The one with 15 (=3+5+7) small bells is specifically called "Shichi-Go-San Bell." (It is said to be modeled after ears of rice, and is meant as a prayer for a good harvest.) In Shinto, the five colored cloths are in the order of blue, red, yellow, white, and black, which correspond to wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and east, south, center, west, and north, with earth = yellow = center being the most sacred.

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Size: Fukubell (approx. width 9.4 x length 29.7 cm) excluding tassels
Fukusuzudai (approximately 19.3 x 19.3 x height 9.5cm)
Artist: Fukurin (by Shiozawa)