Antique Japanese small zushi, a shrine made for traveling. Carved of wood and lacquered black on the outside, the tiny doors open to reveal the figure of a praying abbott standing on a lotus pedestal. The interior of the shrine as well as the abbott himself are all lacquered gold and he holds a tiny strand of glass prayer beads. There is a tiny metal hook on the top of the zushi.
Age: Edo Period 1603-1867
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Japanese Antique Small Zushi (Traveling Shrine) with Monk (Abbott)
$825.00
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