JAPAN 1820 EDO PERIOD BUDDHA BUTSUDAN HOME ALTAR IN GILDED WOOD

AN IMPRESSIVE HOME ALTAR OF A SEATED BUDDHA. A VERY RARE AND OUTSTANDING EDO PERIOD 1603-1868, BUTSUDAN (BUDDHA ALTAR) WITH A BEAUTIFUL STATUE OF AMIDA BUDDHA 阿弥仏,  INTERPRETED AS THE BUDDHA OF THE INFINITE LIGHT AND LIFE.

THIS PIECE WAS CREATED AROUND THE 1820, IS HAND CRAFTED WITH EBONIZED WOOD, BRONZE MOUNTINGS AND DECORATED WITH 4 PAINTED HINGED DOORS PANELS. THIS PANELS OPEN COMPLETELY AND ARE DECORATED WITH 4 REPRESENTATIONS ON MONKS.

THIS JAPANESE BUDDHIST SHRINE IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION AND SHOW SIGN OF AGING. A BEAUTIFUL COMPLETE ALTAR WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL ELEMENTS, CASINGS AND THE BRONZE LOCK. 

THE MAIN BUDDHA STATUE IS MOUNTED IN AN HEXAGONAL GILDED BASE WITH A BEAUTYFUL MEDITATIVE FACE EXPRESSION, ALL SUPPORTED IN A LOTUS THRONE. THE STATUE CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE ALTAR AND HAVE A MEASURES OF 10 BY 5 BY 5 INCHES. 

THE OVERALL MEASURES OF THE ALTAR CASE ARE 6 BY 13.5 BY 5.5 INCHES. IS IN PRETTY LOVELY CONDITION WITH SOME USUAL MINOR RESTORATION AT THE BASE. 

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