Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White The camellia flowers are embellished

The camellia flowers are embellished with some gold color foil

This is a one-of-a-kind piece crafted from knotted branch junctions or roots

stone sculpture

The inner frame is tied together with green string

There is some slight fraying near the top loop on one side

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White The camellia flowers are embellishedVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This shallow, short drawer is mostly coated in classic black lacquer. The front contains intricate bronze metal border embellishments along with a gold inside border and hand painted makie design of carnations (nadeshiko), irises (ayame hanashoubu) and a dragonfly. In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the principal