Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White stone sculpture

stone sculpture

Kanji on the lid: Ash glaze Rabbit figurine

A gold eagle sits on the tree

The camellia flowers are embellished with some gold color foil

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White stone sculptureVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This shallow, short drawer is mostly coated in classic black lacquer. The front contains intricate bronze metal border embellishments along with a gold inside border and hand painted makie design of carnations (nadeshiko), irises (ayame hanashoubu) and a dragonfly. In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the principal