Antique Japanese Butsudan Shrine

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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1900: Item # 1376970

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Zentner Collection
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5757 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
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A Japanese Butsudan, or Buddhist shrine for in-home use. The exterior of the shrine is lacquered in red with black lacquer and gold gilt pigments. The gilt hardware of the butsudan are highly ornate with motifs of chrysanthemums, lotuses, vines, and dharmachakra wheels. The lower area of the shrine features two pull-out platforms and hidden drawers. Above are several black lacquered platforms with gold gilt nashiji lacquer panels, carved gilt panels of floral motifs, with miniature temple ranma carving of flying fenghuang birds with heavenly clouds. The butsudan closes with two sets of folding screen doors, the front set of doors made of red lacquered Keyaki (elm) wood with ornate front lock in motifs of lotuses and a gilt kaon (family crest) of the Hojo Clan, known for their fostering of Zen Buddhism.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 25" x 21 3/4" x 60" H