{"title":"Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small sound, for a room where the air moves.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"furin-chrysanthemum","title":"Furin — Chrysanthemum","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe same flower is on the imperial seal and on the graves, and for the same reason.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiku. Chrysanthemum. It lasts — it holds its shape for weeks and does not scatter its petals when it finally goes. That is why it was taken as the mark of nobility, and why it is the flower carried to a grave. In Japan it is also said to keep bad air out of a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paper strip below the bell is not decoration. It catches the wind. A furin has three parts — a glass bell, a clapper hanging inside it, and the strip of paper beneath — and the wind pushes the paper, the paper swings the clapper, and the clapper touches the glass. Take the paper off and it will barely ring at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound is small and it does not carry. That is the design, not a shortcoming. You will stop noticing it within a day, and then some afternoon, while you are sitting with a bowl in your hands, it will ring once and you will notice that the air moved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-blown glass, painted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass bell 8 cm (3.1 in) across, 7 cm (2.8 in) tall. Paper strip 13 × 4 cm. The cord is adjustable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere to hang it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere the air actually moves — an open window, a doorway, the edge of a balcony. A still room will give you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring it in before a storm, and take it down for the winter if the window stays shut. It is glass on a cord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BISUMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778971664474,"sku":"191de732-ade1-4217-ac33-e0ef8bc14c68","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3292\/8090\/files\/47b950436b24b467c2c06cbdd525d6a1.jpg?v=1785757873"},{"product_id":"furin-blue-fish","title":"Furin — Blue Fish","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFish do not close their eyes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the reason usually given for the wooden fish monks strike while they chant — a creature that never sleeps, kept in the room to help the ones who might. These are painted on the glass in blue, swimming around the outside of the bell, and when the sun comes through them they land on the wall behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paper strip below the bell is not decoration. It catches the wind. A furin has three parts — a glass bell, a clapper hanging inside it, and the strip of paper beneath — and the wind pushes the paper, the paper swings the clapper, and the clapper touches the glass. Take the paper off and it will barely ring at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound is small and it does not carry. That is the design, not a shortcoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorosilicate glass, blown and painted by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass bell 8 cm (3.1 in) across, 7 cm (2.8 in) tall. Hangs about 40 cm (16 in) overall; the cord is adjustable. Paper strip 13 × 4 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere to hang it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere the air actually moves — an open window, a doorway, the edge of a balcony. A still room will give you nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also works where there is light but no wind. The blue holds the sun and throws it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring it in before a storm, and take it down for the winter if the window stays shut. It is glass on a cord.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BISUMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778971730010,"sku":"86d69f43-c3d0-46f6-97c6-a0b6216bf402","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3292\/8090\/files\/d538bf6eaa86bd6cb3415cc3708483fd.jpg?v=1785757875"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3292\/8090\/collections\/b18179a8c3fd87b565a3cabd02b3c17e.jpg?v=1785799829","url":"https:\/\/bi-sumi.com\/collections\/sound.oembed","provider":"BISUMI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}