Gilt Red Lacquer Buddhist Altar Table from Japan - Late 19thC Style - Temple Jar 58 x 2 x 42

58 x 2 x 42 x 2

Dokra also spelt Dhokra Circa 100 yrs Old - is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique

It is becoming increasingly difficult to find original pieces such as these

Mongolian Sideboard - this piece has original painting

each piece is hand finished

Gilt Red Lacquer Buddhist Altar Table from Japan - Late 19thC Style - Temple Jar 58 x 2 x 42This incredibly rare Japanese altar table is a Buddhist altar table dating to the Taish period. It is gilt and red lacquered with brass detailing. These altar tables are often referred to as 'offering tables,' 'front desks,' or Kyozukue The table has gilded paneling over a cloud carved apron and sits atop scroll legs wrapping around sacred hoju jewels. It likely would have originally been found in a Japanese Buddhist temple in front of a larger altar