A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE)

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

The case lacquered black with metal fittings, the doors opening to reveal Amida Nyorai (Amida Buddha) seated on a lotus throne before a lotus-shaped mandala, with his long flowing robes loosely draped across his torso, the interior gilded and the doors painted in polychrome with Monju Bosatsu, seated holding an upraised sword, and Fugen Bosatsu, holding a lotus flower, 11.5cm x 7.5cm x 5.5cm.