Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Period - 18th Century trinket box or desk tidy

trinket box or desk tidy

89 x 10 x 176 (wxdxh cms)

the chests are stacked

The various compartments and drawers would have held scrolls

Black Lacquer Flower Stand - Made From Elm

Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Period - 18th Century trinket box or desk tidyJapanese box shrines (zushi) became common place when Buddhism spread across Japan in the 8th century. As Buddhist temples were built in the place of Shint shrines, these miniature shrines for private devotion became more common. The interior is gilded apart from the Buddha which has been replaced at some time. Zushi shrine dates from the Meiji period (1868 1912) and inside Buddha stands atop a lotus throne and is holding a lotus flower. When closed,