Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Material - Teak (Reclaimed) the clay mould is broken

the clay mould is broken exposing the cast bronze figure

This robust old Indian brass bucket bears a punched Devanagari inscription reading नागपुर म्युनिसिपल कौंसिल १९५४ (Nagpur Municipal Council 1954)

There is an undoubted fallacy surrounding opera chests which are often said to have been used by the traveling Shanxi Opera for carrying clothes and props

Chip carved Teak Harpa Box From Banswara - Rajasthan - Ca 100  years old

Constructed from Teakwood

Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Material - Teak (Reclaimed) the clay mould is brokenJapanese 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