Gilt Red Lacquer Buddhist Altar Table from Japan - Late 19thC Style - Temple Jar Dokra also spelt Dhokra Circa

Dokra also spelt Dhokra Circa 100 yrs Old - is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique

58 x 2 x 42 x 2

and is a fine example of traditional stone craftsmanship

lending it both structural strength and decorative richness

This Chinese altar table has been made using reclaimed Chinese doors and is constructed from bleached elm

Gilt Red Lacquer Buddhist Altar Table from Japan - Late 19thC Style - Temple Jar Dokra also spelt Dhokra CircaThis incredibly rare Japanese altar table is a Buddhist altar table dating to the Taish period. It is gilt and red lacquered with brass detailing. These altar tables are often referred to as 'offering tables,' 'front desks,' or Kyozukue The table has gilded paneling over a cloud carved apron and sits atop scroll legs wrapping around sacred hoju jewels. It likely would have originally been found in a Japanese Buddhist temple in front of a larger altar