A BRONZE BUDDHIST RITUAL BELL (GOKOREI). Japan, Kamakura period, ca 13th/14th c. Height 17.5 cm. An eight-lobed lotus flower decorates the bell body topped by a seperately cast five-pronged vajra handle. Inside with ring for the clapper. For a similar bell see The Kyϋshϋ National Museum, inventary no. E244 or in the Nara National Museum, no. 1377-0. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration. ------------------------------------------------- BUDDHIST RITUAL BELL (GOKOREI). Japan, Kamakura period, ca. 13th/14th century H 17.5 cm. Bronze. An eight-petalled lotus flower decorates the bell body, which ends in a separately cast, five-pronged vajra handle. Several fine ring bands adorn the lower body. A ring for the clasp is attached on the inside. A similar object is catalogued in the Kyϋshϋ National Museum, no. E244 or in the Nara National Museum, no. 1377-0. This object marked with * (asterisk) is fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT is charged on the hammer price plus premium for these objects. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will receive a refund of the VAT.