Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White This is a one-of-a-kind piece

This is a one-of-a-kind piece crafted from knotted branch junctions or roots

The inner frame is tied together with green string

stone sculpture

inside size: 22 cm wide x 2

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White This is a one-of-a-kind pieceVintage 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