Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Brass Black Gold Ducks Makie BP28 hair acccessory String with a green bead

String with a green bead

it was widely used in ordinary households

We got this box at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) represents trees with a flying bird

Lighter brown glaze over the darker glaze

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquered Drawer Vtg Brass Black Gold Ducks Makie BP28 hair acccessory String with a green beadVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This shallow, short drawer is mostly coated in glossy, classic black lacquer. The front contains intricate brass metal border embellishments along with a window handle that features a beautiful hand painted gold makie depiction of two ducks floating on the water. In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the principal image