Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Material - Zinc Materials: Teak wood with later

Materials: Teak wood with later mirror glass

Good quality lacquer pots originally came from Rajasthan

This Blue and White Porcelain Umbrella Stand features a charming design of Fishes and Lotus leaves

Origin: Tibet

Just a lovely piece of old gnarled wood - Art in it's raw form

Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Material - Zinc Materials: Teak wood with laterJapanese box shrines originated from shinto shrines, which were shrines where the 'Kami' or 'Shinto gods' were believed to live. Statues and objects of worship were concealed from view, often in the very innermost room of the shrine. This gilded cryptomeria zushi shrine dates from the Meiji period (1868 1912) and inside Buddha sits atop a lotus throne and flanked by two crests from the Nagano Samurai clan, a clear indicator of the origin of previous