Japanese Buddhist Altar Mortuary Tablet Vtg Gold Black Wood Lacquer Ihai BA205 Shunkei nuri Packed weight 571 grams

Packed weight 571 grams

Japanese Wooden Jibukuro Tokonoma Alcove Stand

High base with a small hole in the bottom

This black plate features brown edging and is adorned with a red flower design in the center

it is written that it was donated in August 1915 from Shibuya

Japanese Buddhist Altar Mortuary Tablet Vtg Gold Black Wood Lacquer Ihai BA205 Shunkei nuri Packed weight 571 gramsVintage Japanese Mortuary Tablet Ihai This is a vintage Japanese mortuary tablet Ihai. A mortuary tablet is a place the spirit of a deceased person is enshrined. This type of Ihai (with a double door) is called Miyabi. It is black with gold paint and gold color metal embellishments. A mortuary tablet (Kai de Ihai) can hold several deceased people in one place (names written on wood plates). This particular mortuary tablet contain three blank wood