A TALL JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE)

A TALL JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE)
EDO PERIOD (1615-1868)

The case lacquered black with a domed top and four bracket feet, the metal fittings decorated with scrolling foliate motifs; the doors opening to reveal the Amida Triad comprising of Amida Buddha, Kannon Bosatsu and Seishi Bosatsu, each raised on lotus pedestals and framed by a stylised nimbus, the interior gilded, 28.5cm x 21cm x 14.5cm.