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BUTSUDAN

• A JAPANESE LACQUERED BUTSUDANA
  A JAPANESE LACQUERED BUTSUDANA Japanese lacquered butsudan, Late 19th/Early 20th Century With a two-door upper cabinet fitted with interior doored compartment, drawer, and gilt deity figure over an exterior drawer 20.75" H x 14.5" W x 12.25" D Dimensions: 20.75" H x 14.5" W x 12.25" D
• A JAPANESE BUTSUDAN SHRINEA
  A JAPANESE BUTSUDAN SHRINEA Japanese Butsudan shrine, Second-quarter 20th Century The black lacquered shrine with a two-door upper cabinet fitted with interior doored compartment, sliding-door compartments, and drawers atop a square base and finished with gilt-metal trim and mother-of-pearl inlay 82.25" H x 24.25" W x 21.25" D Dimensions: 82.25" H x 24.25" W x 21.25" D
• Japanese Butsudan shrine, black
  Japanese Butsudan shrine, black exterior, gilt interior with seated Buddha figure, calligraphy and seal mark; H 11 1/2" x W 8" x L 9 1/2" (approx.); Provenance: Private Northern Colorado collection by descent
• MINIATURE JAPANESE HOUSE SHRINE
  MINIATURE JAPANESE HOUSE SHRINE BUTSUDANJapanese miniature house shrine. Wood with metal details. Keywords: Butsudan Kamidana Buddhism Shinto Height: 9 3/4 in x width: 10 in x depth: 6 in Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• JAPANESE THREE-PART BUTSUDAN
  JAPANESE THREE-PART BUTSUDAN SHRINEJapanese Gilt Decorated and Bronze Embellished Black Lacquer Three-Part Butsudan Shrine, Meiji Period (1686-1912), upper cabinet with folding doors opening to intricate interior with bronze figure, h. 76 1/2 in., w. 26 in., d. 21 1/2 in.
• Large antique Japanese Butsudan
  Large antique Japanese Butsudan shrine with various objects to interior. Objects feature 3 rare scrolls mounted to the back of each section as well as including bronze candle sticks, gold flowers with bronze stands, lacquered altar table and seated Buddha featured centrally; H 56" x W 35" x L 21" (approx.) Also includes custom table top stand; Provenance: piece has been in a Private Northern Colorado collection by descent for 30 years and it's purported the previous owners had the shrine and objects for 40 years prior.
• TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD
  TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD BUTSUDANSTwo Japanese lacquered wood butsudans, Late 19th/early 20th Century Each with two doors revealing gilt interior with a Buddha seated on a lotus flower, 2 pieces Larger: 9.5" H x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; Smaller: 5.875" H x 4.25" W x 3.875" D Dimensions: Larger: 9.5" H x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; Smaller: 5.875" H x 4.25" W x 3.875" D
• JAPANESE BUTSUDAN RED AND GOLD
  JAPANESE BUTSUDAN RED AND GOLD LACQUER FINISH. HEIGHT 21". WIDTH 20.5". DEPTH 16".JAPANESE BUTSUDAN Red and gold lacquer finish. Height 21". Width 20.5". Depth 16".
• BUDDHIST CARVED AND GILT BUTSUDAN &
  BUDDHIST CARVED AND GILT BUTSUDAN & PEDESTALS 19th/20th c., Japan and China, lacquered and gilt, elaborately carved with figures and flowers, 17.25"h x 13.5"w x 6"d (cabinet), 8.5"h x 13"w x 5"d (stands)
• JAPANESE BLACK LACQUERED WOOD
  JAPANESE BLACK LACQUERED WOOD BUTSUDAN MEIJI PERIOD HEIGHT 22". WIDTH 10". DEPTH 8".JAPANESE BLACK LACQUERED WOOD BUTSUDAN, Meiji Period, Contains a gilt and black lacquered Buddha seated on a tiered lotus base and with an attached mandorla. Dimensions: Height 22". Width 10". Depth 8".
• (2) Japanese carved wood &
  (2) Japanese carved wood & lacquer miniature Butsudan shrines, double doors open, c/o Buddha figure with lotus base (2-3/4" h, some losses to lacquer), Buddha standing on foo dog (6" h, some losses to lacquer)
• JAPANESE ZUSHI BUTSUDAN BUDDHIST
  JAPANESE ZUSHI BUTSUDAN BUDDHIST ALTAR SHRINE AND FIGURE Japanese zushi butsudan Buddhist altar shrine and figure. Edo period, 13" high overall.
• UTAGAWA SADAMASU KUNIMASU TWO COLOR
  UTAGAWA SADAMASU KUNIMASU TWO COLOR WOODCUTS (Japanese active 1832-1852). One depicts a woman seated on boulder holding fan water plants about wearing wooden clogs; the other depicts the actor Jitsukara Ensaburo in blue costume. Both oban size (9.50'' by 14.50''; both signed in calligraphy in matching wood frames.
• RARE JAPANESE GILT BUTSUDAN
  RARE JAPANESE GILT BUTSUDAN SHRINE FOR DAINICHI NYORAIEast Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning lacquered wood, brass, and gold washed household Buddhist shrine (Butsudan) containing an austere Dainichi-nyorai, the Mahâvairocona Buddha or "Great Sun," within. The shrine comes with a separate offering table that would have held gifts of tea or food; ornamented with openwork scrolling clouds and high relief chrysanthemum flowers adorning the skirt. The shrine can also sit atop the table like a pedestal (as shown in photos). The cabinet shrine has 2 sets of doors, the inner most covered in a thin gauze screen, veiling the figure within. The intricate carvings and shimmering gilt are spectacular, with a rich 16.12% to 28.0% gold! The Buddha is humbly un-gilded before an aureole on a pedestal within a miniature architectural building, a blue cloth with metallic silk threads is set onto the back panel. The layering of elaborate carvings creates a wonderful sense of depth and shadows. Size on table: 11.5" L x 8" W x 25" H (29.2 cm x 20.3 cm x 63.5 cm) At the start of the Meiji Period (1868), the Japanese government declared that Buddhism must be separated from Shinto, the official state religion. Initially, enforcement of the separation was strict, and Buddhist images were stricken from many Shinto shrines. Within a few years, however, enforcement stopped, and Buddhist imagery crept back into Japanese religious art. A shrine like this one, depicting a Bodhisattva, was created during this time period. Butsudan have doors that usually remain closed after religious observances. Some scholars trace this Japanese interpretation of a Buddhist practice to Shinto shrines, where it is rare to find a statue, and they are always concealed. Provenance: private Loveland, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Kobe Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA, 1998 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #177681 Condition: Missing arm on Buddha as shown and right post inside the shrine. Small tear to gauze door. Repainting to gilt and touch up to lacquer. Fissure to right rear and left front table leg / base area. Chips and nicks throughout.
• UTAGAWA KUNISADA / TOYOKUNI III
  UTAGAWA KUNISADA / TOYOKUNI III (JAPAN, 1786-1865) Diptych oban tate-e of Kabuki Actors, a retainer refusing to take a bowl of (poisoned?) food from his lord, observed by a bi-jin, unjoined sheets in two window mat, in black frame, glazed, OS: 19 3/4" x 25 1/2", SS: 13 1/4" x 9 1/2". Good condition, not examined out of frame.
• JAPANESE ROIRO AND GILT LACQUER
  JAPANESE ROIRO AND GILT LACQUER BUTSUDAN MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912), H: 61-1/2; W: 25-1/4; D: 21-1/4 INJapanese Roiro , and Gilt Lacquer Butsudan, Meiji Period (1868-1912) In two parts: the upper section having two bi-fold doors opening to view two bi-fold gilt doors enclosing a stepped shrine; on a separate base fitted with a drawer above three aligned drawers and two sliding panel doors. Some wear and cracks to lacquer., Height: 61-1/2 in (156.2 cm); Width: 25-1/4 in (64.1 cm); Depth: 21-1/4 in (54 cm)Property of a Maryland Collection
• JAPANESE COPPER PATINATED METAL
  JAPANESE COPPER PATINATED METAL MOUNTED ROIRO AND GILT LACQUER BUTSUDAN MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912), H: 46; W: 36-1/2; D: 22 INJapanese Copper Patinated Metal Mounted Roiro , and Gilt Lacquer Butsudan, Meiji Period (1868-1912) In two parts: the upper section with removable roof above a lower section having two bi-fold gilt panel doors enclosing a niche. Wear to gilding and lacquer., Height: 46 in (116.8 cm); Width: 36-1/2 in (92.7 cm); Depth: 22 in (55.9 cm)Property of a Maryland Collection
• Katsukawa Shuncho (active
  Katsukawa Shuncho (active 1780-1801), Two Woodblock Prints Consisting of one chuban tate-e print 'Bando Mitsuguro' from the series 'Ehon Butai Ogi', 27.5 x 18 cm; and one hosoban print of an actor with a sword hosoban 12 x 5.6 in — 30.5 x 14.3 cm
• EDO PERIOD ZUSHIEDO PERIOD ZUSHI
  EDO PERIOD ZUSHIEDO PERIOD ZUSHI Japanese, 18th century, painted wood. The diminutive butsudan in ebonized lacquer exterior with finely detailed, foliate metal hardware, the double-doors revealing the shrine of gilded walls, brightly painted clouds and lotus pond. The figure in red with gilt drapery reminiscent of Kongara Dôji, the staff in his right hand absent. Provenance: Ex. Collection of Dr. James T. Chamness, St. Louis, MO. 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 14 cm.)
• ASIAN: LARGE GILT AND LACQUER
  ASIAN: LARGE GILT AND LACQUER BUTSUDAN CABINET SHRINE OR ALTAR, JAPANESE, 18TH C., OVOID FORM IN TWO PIECES WITH DOMED TOP, BLACK LA...ASIAN: Large gilt and lacquer Butsudan cabinet shrine or altar, Japanese, 18th C., ovoid form in two pieces with domed top, black lacquer exterior with pierced and etched brass mounts and hardware, stepped moulded crest with cloud design, decorative brass escutcheon depicts an eight-spoked wheel of dharma, lock mechanism in the shape of two phoenix (symbol of peace and tranquility), gilded interior, three shelves with black and red lacquer dragon form supports, interior doors with Bodhisattva paintings, left depicts Fugen riding white elephant representing compassion and benevolence, right depicts Monju riding a lion representing wisdom and knowledge (combined with a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha in the shrine they create the Shakyamuni Triad), ovoid base with red lacquer insets of lotus carvings and metal mounts, wear consistent with age and use including loss, small damages, possible repairs, etc., sold as found, 67 1/2" h. x 38 1/2" w. x 21 1/2" d. [Sold to benefit The Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT.]
• A Japanese iron tsuba (Soten
  A Japanese iron tsuba (Soten School) of ''Mokko'' form decorated in Hikone-Bori with copper silver and gold numone details depicting five figures amid rocks and bamboo signed ''Yudo Soten saku'' 3ins (76mm) x 2.75ins (70mm)
• KUNISADA OBAN TATE-EKUNISADA
  KUNISADA OBAN TATE-EKUNISADA Oban tate-e Azuri print depicting a Samurai reading from a scroll while standing under a maple tree as a river rages in the background.
• Early Japanese Standing Figure of
  Early Japanese Standing Figure of Amida Butsu Gilt & lacquered figure on a lotus base w/a bronze backed mirror. Dimensions: Ht. 38 1/2''Provenance: Rochester Historical Society.E
• A Japanese iron tsuba (Soten
  A Japanese iron tsuba (Soten School) of oval shape depicting four of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove amid rock work and bamboo trees in Marubori with copper and gold numone details and one hitsu-ana with shakudo signed ''Sosheishi Nyudo Soten saku'' 3ins (76mm) x 2.75ins (70mm)
• A Japanese Bronze Usubata
  A Japanese Bronze Usubata Three-legged Japanese bronze vessel the legs entwined with dragons on a tiered base with a foo dog two handled flared neck vase at the top embellished with traditional motifs.
• HOZAN, BITCHU MEISHO KO, A JAPANESE
  HOZAN, BITCHU MEISHO KO, A JAPANESE WOODCUT BOOK Tsuji Hozan, active 1820-1840, BITCHU MEISHO KO. "Famous Places of Bitchu" (Kyoto: Gyokushen, 1822) 2 vols., 10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in., traditional Japanese fukurotoji bindings: light blue covers with embossed roundels, worn title labels. Containing 18 double-page illustrations, printed in light colors, of sights around Bitchu, on Honshu, bordering the Inland Sea.
• A Japanese iron tsuba (Soten
  A Japanese iron tsuba (Soten School) of oval shape pierced carved and applied in silver copper and gold numone with Choryo Kosekiko and the Episode of the Passing of the Shoe signed ''Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei'' 3ins (76mm) x 2.75ins (70mm)
• Pair Satsuma plates: each with
  Pair Satsuma plates: each with overlapping cartouches, people listening to koto music, walking in the countryside, verso with vines, bases with gilt trademark for Yasuda Company, gilt mark for Shuzan on red cartouche, late 19th/early 20th century, 7-1/4 in. Wear to glaze on rims, minor interior wear, one plate with loss of Yasuda Company mark, wear to one group of leafy vines.
• A Satsuma Choshuzan Dragonware
  A Satsuma Choshuzan Dragonware Lidded Vase Kyoto Meiji Round form supported by shaped stem raised on tri-footed domed base reticulated lid with high relief dragon finial. Profusely decorated with images of Immortals and highlighted in gilt throughout Shimazu family crest on the base. Marked underneath with: Dai Nippon (Great Japan); four in the centre - Satsuma Jitsu Sei; three on the right - Choshuzan i.e. the potter and three on the left Kagetsu Ga - painter. The large square character reads either Maru or Tsubaru - a studio mark. Measures apprx. 7-1/4"T x 3-1/2"D at the widest point.
• TWO ARTICLES OF JAPANESE SATSUMA
  TWO ARTICLES OF JAPANESE SATSUMA POTTERYTWO ARTICLES OF JAPANESE SATSUMA POTTERY: 1) Koshida bowl, Hundred Birds pattern, Taisho era c. 1912-1926, Koshida rimfoot mark, 4-5/8" diameter; 2) Shuzan vase, gold bamboo painted on black ground, Shuzan cartouche rimfoot mark under Shimazu family crest, mid-20th century, 6"H.
• Japanese satsuma bowl, finely
  Japanese satsuma bowl, finely executed whimsical decoration, interior with wrestling praying mantis and grasshopper, floral borders, a procession of kitsune (fox spirits), exterior with curved bands of flowers, butterflies, woven through with a band of boys at play, base with gilt mark that reads "Kozan sei", late 19th/early 20th century, 2-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. Excellent condition. Collection of the Late T. Ben Williams; The Estate of the Late Georgette Chamberlain Williams.
• UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III)
  UTAGAWA KUNISADA (TOYOKUNI III) (japanese 1786-1865) SAMURAI WITH BIJIN Signed Toyokuni ga. Color woodblock print. oban tate-e
• Japanese Satsuma pourer,
  Japanese Satsuma pourer, quadrilateral form, spout, neck and lid with gilt Buddhist symbols on iron red ground, four cartouches with scenes of a festival, crowds, ladies at a bridge, a couple fanning themselves, base with gilt mark for Seikozan, 4 in. Two areas residue. Private Collection, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
• Two Japan
  Two Japan
• Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III,
  Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1865), Bando Hikosaburo III as Oboshi Yuranosuke, Circa 1850 No. 6 from the series 'The Life of Oboshi the Loyal' (Seichu Oboshi ichidai banashi) 13.5 x 9.2 in — 34.4 x 23.4 cm
• UTAGAWA KUNISADA / TOYOKUNI III
  UTAGAWA KUNISADA / TOYOKUNI III (JAPAN, 1786-1865) "The Female Bandit Kijin no Omatsu," 1851. Oban. In black box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 20 1/2" x 15 1/2", SS: 14 1/4" x 9 1/4", two chafed spots upper right, light bend lower left.