Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Period - 18th Century The various compartments and drawers

The various compartments and drawers would have held scrolls

pulses and other dry goods

Originally designed to hold wine before later becoming the preferred vessel for displaying a single flowering plum branch

These hand painted pots are a great stand alone piece

89 x 10 x 176 (wxdxh cms)

Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Period - 18th Century The various compartments and drawersJapanese 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,