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Tenyu Orin Japanese Singing Bowl – Shibuichi Silver Finish 2.98 in – KYUJO-Hand Bells-Kyujo-santoku nyc
Tenyu Orin Japanese Singing Bowl – Shibuichi Silver Finish 2.98 in – KYUJO-Hand Bells-Kyujo-santoku nyc
Tenyu Orin Japanese Singing Bowl – Shibuichi Silver Finish 2.98 in – KYUJO-Hand Bells-Kyujo-santoku nyc
Tenyu Orin Japanese Singing Bowl – Shibuichi Silver Finish 2.98 in – KYUJO-Hand Bells-Kyujo-santoku nyc

Tenyu Orin Japanese Singing Bowl – Shibuichi Silver Finish 2.98 in – KYUJO

Kyujo

Sale price $ 810.00 Regular price $ 900.00
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Specifications

Care & Maintenance

How to strike / pray

There is no need to strike hard. Gently tap the orin lightly with the striker once and isten through the entire resonance. The fading sound itself is the true value of the orin, offering a moment of calm and stillness.

Placement

The included felt base stabilizes the resonance and prevents unwanted contact noise. Always use the orin together with the base and place it on a stable surface to enjoy its full sound quality.

Care

Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth. Please avoid chemicals, polishes, moisture, or direct sunlight. Over time, the surface may naturally change in appearance—this aging process is part of the orin’s charm and character.

The essence of stillness in the smallest size.


The Tenyu is hand-forged from brass using the traditional art of metal hammering. Each bowl is shaped by carefully beating a brass sheet, then hardened through heat treatment to create a material capable of long, sustained resonance. Despite its compact 2.5 sun size (approx. 2.98 inches), this Japanese singing bowl carries a sound with remarkable depth. Through years of refinement, master artisans have achieved harmony between the strike, the wavering sustain, and the final fading silence. The result is a tone with a firm core that resonates into the depths of stillness, reaching inward as a healing sound for meditation, mindfulness, or quiet reflection.
A single strike produces a focused resonance that seems to draw the listener into silence, followed by a fine, lingering echo that continues long after the initial sound has faded.

Finish: Shibuichi Silver


This unique finish is achieved through a traditional Takaoka metal-coloring technique, applied individually by hand. It recalls the muted gray-silver tone of shibuichi, a copper alloy once used for samurai sword fittings. With a texture that seems to hold both light and shadow, the surface highlights the hammered details and subtle planes of the forging process. As a result, this small piece carries exceptional artistic value and presence, making it not only a meditation bowl but also a work of decorative craft.

(This is different from the palladium-plated Oboro Silver used in Musourin bowls—both in method and expression. )

Recommended Uses
* As a time marker for practices like the Pomodoro technique (one strike to begin and end)
* In a nightly routine: dim the lights, strike once, and sit with the resonance
* As a minimalist sound tool for a focused work desk

Set Includes: Singing bowl / Wooden striker / Felt base

Small does not mean light. This Japanese singing bowl speaks through the density of its sound field, embodying the pinnacle of craftsmanship and aesthetic refinement in a palm-sized form.