Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Brass Black Gold Bellflower Makie BP24 mochi Damage on the left

Damage on the left

White marks on front and back (bamboo and paper)

These hats are typically for guard dolls and court male servant dolls

8 cm tall

depict stitching marks as well as a simple diamond design

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Brass Black Gold Bellflower Makie BP24 mochi Damage on the leftVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This shallow, long drawer is mostly coated in glossy, classic black lacquer. The front contains intricate brass metal border embellishments along with a carved window handle that features a beautiful hand painted gold makie depiction of bellflowers (balloon flower kikyo). In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the