Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquer Drawer Brass Black Gold Chrysanthemum Makie BP44 suribachi This particular bell has designs

This particular bell has designs on the inside of clouds and a Buddhist deity

Japanese bamboo tube or Vase

Japanese calligraphy brush

This vintage Japanese colorized postcard features a photograph of wisteria flowers (fuji in Japanese)

its origin and the techniques required to prepare it

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquer Drawer Brass Black Gold Chrysanthemum Makie BP44 suribachi This particular bell has designsVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This deep, short drawer is mostly coated in glossy, classic black lacquer. The front contains intricate brass metal border embellishments and a beautiful hand painted gold makie depiction of blooming chrysanthemums (kiku). The inside is lacquered red. In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the principal image that is the