Gilt Japanese Buddhist Altar Table - Taishō Period Long Sideboards protection and strength within Indian

protection and strength within Indian village life

It is intricately carved and would look great in an old cottage or displayed in a modern house

88 x 58 x 66  (wxdxh cms)

Features: Hand-thrown vase decorated with a coiling dragon amongst swirling clouds in expressive ink blue underglaze

which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf

Gilt Japanese Buddhist Altar Table - Taishō Period Long Sideboards protection and strength within IndianThis 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.