Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Gilt Makie Village Scenery Gold BA271 indigo Kanji and rocky mountain design

Kanji and rocky mountain design in blue

Item weight: 350 grams

This is the top piece to an usubata flower vase made of bronze for ikebana flower arrangements

It is a yellowish-clear bead

Small dark stains on image

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Gilt Makie Village Scenery Gold BA271 indigo Kanji and rocky mountain designVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This deep, long drawer is mostly coated in classic black lacquer. The front contains an exquisite makie village scenery design with the sea, trees, and buildings. In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the principal image that is the center of faith, and is a sacred place to hold memorial services for ancestors as a