Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquer Drawer Brass Black Gold Chrysanthemum Makie BP44 suribachi This particular bell has designs

This particular bell has designs on the inside of clouds and a Buddhist deity

its origin and the techniques required to prepare it

Ink stains on the inkstone

Japanese calligraphy brush

Some kanji on bottle: Iwakura (place)

Japanese Buddhist Altar Lacquer Drawer Brass Black Gold Chrysanthemum Makie BP44 suribachi This particular bell has designsVintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer This item comes from a Japanese vintage wooden Buddhist altar cabinet. This deep, short drawer is mostly coated in glossy, classic black lacquer. The front contains intricate brass metal border embellishments and a beautiful hand painted gold makie depiction of blooming chrysanthemums (kiku). The inside is lacquered red. In Japan, the Buddhist altar is a place to enshrine the principal image that is the