Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Material - Zinc This Blue and White Porcelain

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

Largest bead dia 1cm

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

55 x 25 x 80 (wxdxh cms)

Features: Circular form

Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Material - Zinc This Blue and White PorcelainJapanese 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