Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden Kuge Offering Stand 2pc Box BA817 arita imari Coated glossy red with dark

Coated glossy red with dark brown accents and uniquely round and slightly curvy

Sound is also used to ward off evil spirits and convey prayers to the Buddha

Some of them are reinforced with a network of silk threads sandwiched between the layers of paper

Letters: 大阪 osaka place name

ready for easy framing and stored in a plastic sleeve

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden Kuge Offering Stand 2pc Box BA817 arita imari Coated glossy red with darkAntique Japanese Buddhist Offering Stand Kuge Pair These are a pair of antique offering stands called Kuge for the Buddhist altar in Japan. Cut in a floral shape with a removable top piece resembling a flower. This pair is painted with gold and black lacquer. It is a utensil for offering rice cakes, fruits, Rakugan sweets, etc, and is mainly used by the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect of Buddhism. This pair is cased in a wooden box. Gold, black Wood,