Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Period - 18th Century Originally designed to hold wine

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

the chests are stacked

It's still very tough and durable

Black Lacquer Flower Stand - Made From Elm

This would have originally come from a stone haveli

Japanese Lacquer Zushi Buddha Shrine - Meiji Period Period - 18th Century Originally designed to hold wineJapanese 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,