Gilt Japanese Buddhist Altar Table - Taishō Period Style - Ginger Jar celebrating the artistry and architectural

celebrating the artistry and architectural heritage of Kutch

Mizuya were usually used in the kitchen for food and crockery storage

They are decorative

This is a beautiful specimen of an antique 19th-century Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Mongolia

The polished marble surface enhances the precision of the carving

Gilt Japanese Buddhist Altar Table - Taishō Period Style - Ginger Jar celebrating the artistry and architecturalThis incredibly rare Japanese altar table is a Buddhist altar table dating to the Taish period (1912 1926). Constructed from zelkova (red elm) and coated in fuki urushi lacquer. Fuki urushi lacquering is a technique that accentuates the natural contrasts in wood grain. The table has gilded paneling over a cloud carved apron and sits atop scroll legs wrapping around sacred hoju jewels. It would have originally been made for a Japanese Buddhist temple.