Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White White with a Holland-style yellow

White with a Holland-style yellow and blue floral pattern

The camellia flowers are embellished with some gold color foil

inside size: 22 cm wide x 2

A gold eagle sits on the tree

stone sculpture

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Gold Makie Iris Carnation BA501 White White with a Holland-style yellowVintage 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