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Kagura suzu are a set of twelve-to-fifteen bells on a short-staff used in kagura dance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The set consists of three tiers of bells suspended by coiled brass wires from a central handle: two bells on the top tier, four bells on the middle tier, and six bells for the bottom tier.
Suzu come in many sizes, ranging from tiny ones on good luck charms (called omamori (お守り)) to large ones at shrine entrances. Suzu are, however, classified as small bells, since big bells are referred to as kane. [1] The former is associated with Shinto and shrines while the latter is related to Buddhist temples and ceremonies. [1]
Susanoo and Orochi in Izumo-ryū kagura. Satokagura, or "normal kagura", is a wide umbrella term containing a great diversity of folk dances derived from the Imperial ritual dances (mikagura), and incorporated with other folk traditions. It is the partial origin of both Noh and kyōgen. [10] A number of traditions of folk kagura exist: [5] Miko ...
[1] Hokosaki Suzu (鉾先鈴, lit. ' Halberd Bell ') – Similar to a Kagura Suzu, a Hokosaki Suzu is a set of several bells on a short-staff. Hōko (這子, lit. ' crawling child ') – A soft-bodied doll given to young women of age and pregnant women in Japan as an amulet to protect both the new mother and the unborn child.
Kagura-zuzu bells are made to look like ears of rice, while hoko-suzu (also known as hokosaki-mai-suzu) are bells shaped like spears. There are also tesuzu (hand bells) with handles. Kagura bells have 15 bells (3, 5, and 7 from the top), hoko-suzu have 8 bells under the tsuba , and tezuzu have 1 bell at the end of the handle.
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