Butch Posted March 16, 2022 Report Posted March 16, 2022 Could anyone help me please .. i recently picked this up with some WW2 Prayer flags . i assume its some kind of shrine ? Would this be WW2 vintage or possibly older? Many thanks Gareth Quote
Rich S Posted March 16, 2022 Report Posted March 16, 2022 I can't translate it for you, but I believe it is a traveling Buddhist shrine. Quote
Butch Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Posted March 16, 2022 Thank you Rich for your comment. Quote
SteveM Posted March 16, 2022 Report Posted March 16, 2022 It's a name: 願主 永井春一 (Made for) Nagai Shun'ichi Nagai is the family name (a fairly common name). Quote
Butch Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Posted March 16, 2022 Steve that’s great what age could it possibly be ? Many thanks Gareth Quote
SteveM Posted March 16, 2022 Report Posted March 16, 2022 Just judging by the corrosion of the hinges and the gilt lacquer I'd say 100-200 years old. I think its called a zushi (厨子) or zushi-iri. I don't know which buddha or bodhisattva this is - usually you can tell by what they are holding or what position the hands are in, but I can't figure it out. Some sort of item made to protect the owner during travels, I guess. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 17, 2022 Report Posted March 17, 2022 Yes, it's a zushi. The smaller ones were carried when travelling. How large is it? The kura key and the ho-ju were symbols of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, although I would expect to see a fox somewhere too. (I have a tsuba with these two elements of key and ho-ju.) Quote
Butch Posted March 17, 2022 Author Report Posted March 17, 2022 Gentlemen many thanks for your help and comments .. The shrine is about 4 1/2 inches high. Gareth 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 17, 2022 Report Posted March 17, 2022 You often see them in black but I like that colour. Quote
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