Japanese Bells at The Gardener

We love these little iron Japanese Bells that we spotted on the website of one of our favorite Bay Area stores. We haven't yet seen them in person, but the sweet bird and owl are described as having "good balance and a clear, warm sound that lingers long in the air..."

That's pretty irresistible.

$7 at The Gardener.

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I love these bells. I've had one hanging from the handle of my bedroom door for years. It's just a bell-looking bell, though...not a lovely owl. Still...I love it.

posted by alina on January 10th 2008 at 2:27pm
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I bought a couple of these around Christmas and love them. They seem on the less touchy end of the wind chime sensitivity spectrum.

posted by Peter on January 10th 2008 at 3:47pm
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Asakichi in Japantown carries a wide variety of these "furin" Japanese wind chimes, plus other great iron teapots.

posted by umeboshi on January 10th 2008 at 4:44pm
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Red envelope has a very similar product...if not the same... what a beautiful housewarming gift...

http://www.redenvelope.com/re/gifts/product_display/product_information.jsp?nc=87763&refPg=%2fproduct_display%2fgift_results.jsp&bct2=occasion&bcp2=1&bcm2=1%24%24-8031&bct5=housewarming&bcp5=4&bcm5=29$$%2Foccasion%2Fhousewarming@@30$$-8042@@35$$8042&catOid=-8042&oid=24802274&nc2=1

posted by Mitiko01 on January 11th 2008 at 5:30am
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I have the little bird hanging on my ceiling fan. It tones only occasionally when i change the fan speed. But it is sweet. Mine is courtesy or Pearl River Mart here in NYC, but they are online as well.

posted by marid22 on January 11th 2008 at 5:40am
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