Japanese Carved Wooden Buddhist Drum Mokugyo Set Vtg Altar Fitting Butsugu BA845 rakusu Top panel cracked in four

Top panel cracked in four places (previously repaired)

Lock on the sliding doors

Uchishiki is mainly used by followers of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism on the upper table (Maejyoku) and the front table (Uwajyoku) in the Buddhist altar during events such as New Year's Day

Total circumference: 105 cm

Japanese Carved Wooden Buddhist Drum Mokugyo Set Vtg Altar Fitting Butsugu BA845 rakusu Top panel cracked in fourJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden drum, Mokugyo This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar fitting, Mokugyo (a fish shaped wooden drum). Mokugyo is intended to keep the rhythm of sutra chanting by beating and sounding. It also helps to awaken people in sutra chanting. It is used in the Zen sect, Tendai sect, and Jodo sect. It can be used at home in front of a butsudan as well. This set comes with the drum itself, a beautifully carved and hollowed